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Of course, I recommend all of my collaborative discs, since each artist I work with has been deeply educational for me. However, many people ask me who my early influences are. The artists I listened to as a young man shaped my ears and led me down the various strange roads I have since traveled. Below, I have listed many of my early influences.
If you are a musician, I recommend that you discover the 10% of each artist's work that really turns you on, and listen to many different kinds of music, always searching for the magic 10%.
The music of all the artists listed below is available on CD these days, and a web search should yield results easily.
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Charley Patton |
Bukka White |
Frank Stokes |
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Skip James |
Blind Blake |
Casey Bill Weldon |
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Son House |
Memphis Minnie |
Big Joe Williams |
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Willie Brown |
Robert Johnson |
Howling Wolf |
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Tommy Johnson |
Bessie Smith |
Muddy Waters |
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JAZZ: |
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Louis Armstrong |
McKinney’s
Cotton Pickers
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King Oliver |
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Bix Beiderbecke |
Eddie Lang |
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Tiny Parham |
Jack Purvis |
Joe Venuti |
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Benny Moten |
Jelly Roll Morton |
Eddie South |
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Lonnie Johnson |
Luis Russel |
Django Reinhardt |
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Duke Ellington |
Coleman Hawkins |
Oscar Aleman |
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HAWAIIAN: |
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Sol Hoopii |
George Ku |
Ledward Kaapana |
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Tau Moe |
Jim & Bob |
Stonewall Boys |
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King Benny Nawahi |
Kanui & Lula |
Sol K. Bright |
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Sam Ku West |
Roy Smeck |
Johnny Noble |
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M.K. Moke |
David Kaili |
Kalama’s Quartet |
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CALYPSO: |
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Wilmouth Houdini |
Lord Executor |
Lionel Belasco |
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Growling Tiger |
Duke Of Iron |
Sam Manning |
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Lord Invader |
King Radio |
Mighty Sparrow |
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