Brett Bottomley wrote:
Who are some of your compositional influences?
Thanks for the kind words and interest Brett. As old as I am, it would be difficult to list compositional influences. They are so many, they all seem to meld into a hodge-podge that is mine. Over the years I've tended toward tapioca jazz, blues, and reggae. The Police and Steely Dan were huge for me as well as the Beatles. I went through an acoustic period with Crosby, Stills etc as well as Dylan. Ive listened to Bach on pedal harpsichord, Watusi drums, Eric Clapton, Duke Ellington, Bert Jansch, Paul Horn, Buddy Emmons, Emmy Lou Harris, Wes Montgomery, and on and on... Lately, I've been trying to come up with slightly unique compositions within the confines of 12 blues changes. One album I really enjoyed in years past was Electric Flag's "Long Time Comin'".