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Location: Yucaipa, California | +2 David Gilmour |
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Location: GATLINBURG TENNESSEE :) | Carlos Santana |
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Location: NJ | just one?
John Coltrane |
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Location: enid, ok | Allan Holdsworth. |
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Location: Utah | I've been going back and forth on this question. The biggest musical influence on me, in terms of wanting to play music, was The Beatles. So I would have to go with Paul McCartney.
I grew up listening to Cousin Brucey on WABC (770 AM), and heard many Beatles tunes have their first US airplay on the Sneak Preview. |
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Location: Copenhagen Denmark | Brian Robson Rankin |
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Location: Central Florida | Originally posted by (Mauvais) Beal:
Who is the one musician that you like best of all, or you could listen to forever, or has influenced you the most, or who's style you like or... Okay, forever is a long time but today, at this moment, I’m gonna go with Frank Zappa. Not really an influence on my playing, (don't I wish... :rolleyes: ) I just really enjoy his stuff. Mesmerizing solo player, wickedly twisted sense of humour, exceptionally creative, and always had killer bands when he toured.
I don’t think anyone ever had more fun with their music than this guy did.
Sure do miss him…
Otto
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Location: Carle Place, NY | It would have been no surprise for me to just say Steve Morse and leave it at that, but then I re-read Beal's original post. The musician that I like the best, has influenced me the most, who can play any style and genre with true emotion and who I could listen to (live) for hours on end is:
Matt Smith!!! ;) |
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Location: 6 String Ranch | Hey Mitch, good to hear from you. Send me an email about March. |
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Location: Hot Springs, S.D. | Otto, most of the folks here who have gotten to know me are probably surprised that I didn't pick Frank Zappa. I love everything he did, and I was fortunate enough to see him in concert twice. He played everything from rock to do-wop, to classical to jazz. The most interesting and creative musician ever. I had to pick my ex when I remembered that promise we made to each other, but Frank would've been my choice otherwise |
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Location: Nashville, TN | Wow! Interesting thread! Many of my favs here, too! Dave Sanborn played saz on one of my RCA records back in 197? I love Joe Pass..got to go to one of his seminars in Detroit years ago...I actually got to open for Jim Croce years ago also..I was playing with a 5 piece rock band in Detroit tha topened for him, as well as, Chaka Khan (then in Rufus ) & King Harvest (Remember them? Dancin in the Moonlight...Love Petty..but love the Byrds more..Neil Young..I had a lawyer here in Nashville that was in the Pink Flamingos:-) Craig Hayes...Alan Holdsworth is my fav guitarist, Steve Howe, Clarence White, Brent Mason & George Benson..all big influences |
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Location: Indiana | I'll also go with Jim Croce. But not far behind would be James Taylor and Dan Fogelberg. |
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| Greatest influence: Bob Dylan.
However, if I had to choose just one musician--(and I just went through an eighteen month period in which I (literally) listened to no other music than his (and his band)--it would be Bruce Hornsby. |
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Location: Nashville TN. | Johnny Cash |
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Location: ms | Fogelberg. |
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| Now, if we make it one group:
Manhattan Transfer |
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Location: East Wenatchee, WA | Steven Curtis Chapman
I never had anyone that inspired me earlier in my guitar playing, so he was the first to actually make me "wanna play, sing, write music" like him. |
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