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Freddy Moore's top 31 musical influences: I couldn't figure out how to answer the question: "What are your musical influences?"So, based on my MP3 Player (sorted by number of hours), these must be... |
01 | The Beatles |
02 | The Kinks (Ray Davies, Dave Davies) |
03 | Buffalo Springfield (Stephen Stills, Richie Furay, Neil Young) |
04 | Bob Dylan, Donovan |
05 | The Band (Robbie Robertson, Levon Helm, Rick Danko) |
06 | Blues (Mose Allison, Muddy Waters, Willie Dixon, Howlin' Wolf, Sonny Boy Williamson) |
07 | Graham Parker and The Rumour |
08 | Nick Lowe and Brinsley Schwarz |
09 | Steely Dan (Walter Becker and Donald Fagen) |
10 | Stevie Winwood (Traffic, Spencer Davis Group) |
11 | Frank Zappa and The Mothers of Invention (the instrumentals) |
12 | Brazilian Greats: Caetano Veloso, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Djavan, Chico Buarque, Gal Costa, Elis Regina, Maria Bethânia, Marisa Monte, Tribalistas, etc |
13 | Squeeze (Chris Difford, Glenn Tilbrook, Jools Holland) |
14 | Ry Cooder |
15 | James Taylor |
16 | Gram Parsons and Chris Hillman (Flying Burrito Brothers,The Byrds ) |
17 | The Rolling Stones (Keith Richards, Mick Jagger, Ron Wood) |
18 | Lowell George and Little Feat |
19 | Elvis Presley, Fats Domino, Little Richard, Jerry Lee Lewis, Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller (The Coasters, The Drifters), etc |
20 | Steve Marriott and Peter Frampton (Small Faces, Humble Pie) |
21 | Frank Sinatra, Billie Holiday, Bing Crosby, Dinah Washington (Cole Porter, the Gershwins, Hoagy Carmichael, Irving Berlin, Harold Arlen, Jerome Kern, etc.) |
22 | World Music (Paris Combo [France],Bob Marley [Jamaica], Buena Vista Social Club [Cuba], Ravi Shankar and Bollywood [India], etc) |
23 | Jazz (Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys, Benny Goodman, Gene Krupa, Count Basie, Theloneous Monk, John Coltrane, Miles Davis, etc) |
24 | Fito Páez, Andrés Calamaro, Charly Garcia (Argentine Rock Singer-Songwriters) |
25 | Brian Wilson |
26 | Mark Knopfler and Dire Straits |
27 | Sting and The Police |
28 | Paul Simon |
29 | Elvis Costello and the Attractions |
30 | Prince, George Clinton, James Brown |
31 | Hank Williams, Jeff Tweedy (Wilco, Uncle Tupelo), Lucinda Williams, Paul Westerberg and the Replacements, BR5-49, Whiskytown, Jayhawks, etc |
Dennis Peters' top 35 musical influences: Probably more influenced by particular albums then by complete bodies of work from the artists in all but a few cases, but here you go for what it's worth. |
01 | The Beatles |
02 | Steely Dan |
03 | Todd Rundgren |
04 | Beach Boys/Brian Wilson |
05 | Soul Music - Motown/STAX & Atlantic (Temptations, 4 Tops, Funk Bros. & James Jamerson, Booker T & the MGs, Jr. Walker, Aretha Franklin, Otis Redding, Wilson Pickett, etc) |
06 | The Band |
07 | Flo and Eddie/Frank Zappa |
08 | Tower of Power |
09 | James Brown |
10 | Little Feat |
11 | The Rolling Stones |
12 | Elvis Costello |
13 | The Young Rascals |
14 | The Yardbirds |
15 | Sting/The Police |
16 | The Impressions/Curtis Mayfield |
17 | The Byrds |
18 | The Hollies |
19 | Chicago(with Terry Kath) & Blood, Sweat & Tears(with Al Kooper) |
20 | Bob Marley |
21 | The Everly Brothers |
22 | The Coasters |
23 | Bonnie Raitt |
24 | Paul Simon(sans Garfunkel) |
25 | Laura Nyro with LaBelle |
26 | The Blues(Muddy, Sonny Boy, Wolf, Hooker , etc.) |
27 | The Grateful Dead(American Beauty & Working Man's Dead) |
28 | Jan & Dean |
29 | The Dave Clark Five |
30 | Buddy Rich's Big Band |
31 | Little Richard & Chuck Berry |
32 | Jimi Hendrix |
33 | Sheryl Crow |
34 | Linda Ronstadt |
35 | Asleep at the Wheel |
Peter Wingerd's top 31 musical
influences: Stream of consciousness, so, there's no real ranking, |
01 | Larry Carlton |
02 | Steely Dan |
03 | Mark Knopfler/Dire Straits |
04 | The Beatles |
05 | Todd Rundgren |
06 | Steve Gadd |
07 | Burt Bacharach |
08 | Tom Scott |
09 | Michael Brecker |
10 | Herbie Hancock |
11 | Chick Corea |
12 | Oscar Peterson |
13 | Chet Atkins |
14 | Les Paul |
15 | Daryl Hall |
16 | Ramsey Lewis |
17 | Vince Gill |
18 | Lyle Lovett |
19 | Jerry Douglas |
20 | Earl Scruggs |
21 | Buddy Emmons |
22 | Paul Franklin |
23 | Little Feat |
24 | Nelson Riddle |
25 | Dionne Warwick |
26 | BeeGees |
27 | Nitty Gritty Dirt Band |
28 | Frank Sinatra |
29 | Joni Mitchell |
30 | James Taylor |
31 | Ry Cooder |
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