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John Fitzpatrick
Glangevlin, Ulster, Ireland
- Crafts:
- software analyst
- Instruments:
- Bass
- Influences:
- Merle Haggard, The Eagles, Willie Nelson
Dennis Gurwell
- Crafts:
- musician, session musician, songwriter, singer
- Instruments:
- Keyboard (All), Accordion (All), button accordion
- Genres:
- cajun, zydeco, country, country rock, country blues, alternative country, outlaw country, chicago blues, blues, tex-mex, celtic, celtic rock
- Influences:
- Merle Haggard, Clifton Chenier, B.B. King
John Root
West Hartford, CT, United States
- Crafts:
- musician
- Instruments:
- dobro guitar, Bass, acoustic guitar
- Genres:
- alternative country, folk pop, old time country
- Influences:
- Bill Staines, Dave Mallett, John Prine, Merle Haggard
Mark Yeary
Bakersfield, CA, United States
- Crafts:
- producer, session musician, songwriter, singer
- Instruments:
- Keyboard (All), Piano (All), hammond organ, drums
- Genres:
- country blues, country rock, blues, classic rock
- Influences:
- Ray Charles, Merle Haggard, The Beatles, Dr. John, Eric Burdon
Tom Rogers
Hendersonville, NC, United States
- Crafts:
- musician, producer, recording engineer, mixing engineer
- Instruments:
- harmonica
- Influences:
- Paul Butterfield, Merle Haggard, Muddy Waters, Eric Clapton, Duane Allman
Roger Penkethman
Crewe, Cheshire, United Kingdom
- Crafts:
- lyricist
- Influences:
- Status Quo, Thin Lizzy, Rory Gallagher, Merle Haggard, John Fogerty, Paul Weller
Colin N.
BC, Canada
- Instruments:
- Guitar (All), midi keyboard, baritone guitar, voice
- Genres:
- rhythm and blues (r&b), blues, folk pop
- Influences:
- Bonnie Raitt, Joni Mitchel, Norah Jones, Cliff Richard, Merle Haggard, Sade
Todd Matherne
Prairieville, Louisiana, United States
- Crafts:
- musician, mixing engineer, mastering engineer
- Instruments:
- electric guitar
- Genres:
- light rock, smooth jazz, blues, country
- Influences:
- Jimi Hendrix, Jesse Cook, Merle Haggard, Angus Young, Tony Iommi, Wes Montgomery
Douglas White
Rancho Cordova, CA, United States
- Crafts:
- lyricist
- Instruments:
- acoustic guitar
- Genres:
- americana
Jimmy Holland
quebeck, tennessee, United States
- Crafts:
- musician
- Instruments:
- acoustic guitar
- Genres:
- country, southern rock, blues
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Steve Morgan
Farmington, AR, United States
- Crafts:
- educator/teacher
- Instruments:
- acoustic guitar, electric guitar, Bass, banjo
- Genres:
- country blues, country rock, blues-rock
Mary Hines
- Crafts:
- songwriter, musician
- Instruments:
- acoustic guitar, electric guitar, dobro guitar, lap steel guitar, Mandolin (All), Keyboard (All)
- Genres:
- country, rock, bluegrass, experimental rock
Billy Darnell
Lebanon, TN, United States
- Crafts:
- singer, songwriter, musician, recording engineer, producer
- Instruments:
- electric guitar, electric bass
- Genres:
- country, americana, old time country
Catfish Daniels
Austin, Texas, United States
- Crafts:
- songwriter, lyricist, jingle writer
- Instruments:
- Guitar (All), Bass, Keyboard (All), Drums (All)
- Genres:
- rock, country, blues, soul blues
Chris Vaughn
Cullman, Alabama, United States
- Crafts:
- musician, songwriter
- Instruments:
- voice, electric bass
- Genres:
- country
- Influences:
- Merle Haggard, George Jones, Johnny Paycheck, George Strait, Mel Street, Hank Williams Jr., Joe Diffie, Ricky Skaggs, Buck Owens, Steve Wariner, Conway Twitty, The Louvin Brothers, Diamond Rio, Steve Earle, Osborne Brothers, Alan Jackson, Chris Hillman, Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings
Jeff Blackard
- Crafts:
- singer
- Instruments:
- Guitar (All), harmonica
- Influences:
- Guns N Roses, Led Zeppelin, Metallica, A Perfect Circle, Tool, Pearl Jam, Soundgarden, The Doors, The Rolling Stones, Aerosmith, AC/DC, Eric Clapton, Buddy Guy, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Blues Traveler, The Blues Brothers, Pink Floyd, Marilyn Manson, Nine Inch Nails, Radiohead, Les Claypool, Velvet Revolver, Stone Temple Pilots, Tricky, Portishead, 12 Rounds, concrete blonde, Willie Nelson, Merle Haggard, Waylon Jennings, Johnny Cash
Matthew A.
new york/lafayette, new york/louisiana, United States
- Crafts:
- student
- Instruments:
- electric guitar, acoustic guitar, voice
- Genres:
- blues, jazz-funk, singer-songwriter, rock
- Influences:
- steve masakowski, Miles Davis, Jimmy Page, kenny burell, Jimi Hendrix, johnny vidacovich, Robert Walter, Aretha Franklin, Stanton Moore, John Scofield, Iggy Pop, The Rolling Stones, Regina Spektor, Lil Wayne, lil boosie, M.I.A., Merle Haggard, The Meters, Sly And The Family Stone, Mos Def, Common, James Brown, Rage Against The Machine, Tool, Amy Winehouse, Les Claypool, Pantera, John Lee Hooker, lightnin, Waylon Jennings, De La Soul, The Bad Plus
Jack Grace
Brooklyn, NY, United States
- Crafts:
- musician
- Instruments:
- electric guitar, voice, banjo, harmonica
- Genres:
- country, rock, experimental
- Influences:
- The Band, Merle Haggard, Charlie Parker, Whiskey, Lucinda Williams, Neil Young, William Shatner, Tom Waits, Sleep, Johnny Hartman, Charles Bukowski, The Louvin Brothers, Woody Allen, Bill Evans, Django Rienhardt, My Parents, Hank Williams Jr., Thelonious Monk, Johnny Cash, Sam Peckinpah, Doc Watson, Conan O'Brien, The Quarrymen, Frank Zappa, Waylon Jennings, Bob Wills, Willie Nelson, Richard Brautigan, Daria Grace
mighty mike d.
fremont, CA/Sea-town, WA, United States
- Crafts:
- musician, producer, recording engineer
- Instruments:
- Bass (All), Guitar (All), Keyboard (All), Organ (All), Synthesizer (All)
- Influences:
- Miles Davis, Mozart, Stevie Wonder, Black Sabbath, A Tribe Called Quest, Parliament-Funkadelic, Dizzy Gillespie, The Modern Jazz Quarte, Ludwig Van Beethoven, Johann Sebastian Bach, Beck, Cannonball Adderley, Bob Marley, Bob Moog, Steel Pulse, Steely Dan, Led Zeppelin Pink Floyd, Sarah Vaughn, Nat King Cole, Marvin Gaye, Galactic, Scratch Pickles, Oscar Peterson, Prince, Toots & The Maytals, Digable Planets, Tom Waits, Talking Heads, Sly And The Family Stone, Sly and Robbie, Barrington Levy, Art Blakey, Thelonious Monk, Andres Segovia, The Beatles, Wu Tang Clan, The Cars, Van Halen, AC/DC, The James Gang, Jimi Hendrix, Burning Spear, The Cure, janes addiction, DJ Shadow, RJD2, Prefuse 73, lightheaded, latyrx, Blackalicious, Public Enemy, Biggie Smalls, Eric B. & Rakim, EPMD, KRS-One, ethiopiques, Rush, Jethro Tull, J Dilla, Hi-Tek, DJ Premier, Blackstar, Mos Def, Billie Holiday, Willie Nelson, Johnny Ca$h, Merle Haggard, Waylon Jennings, Bill Monroe, Charlie Parker, Charlie Byrd, Stan Getz, charlie mingus, Benny Goodman, Count Basie, Fats Waller, bix biederbeck, motherlovebone, blacksheep, Nine Inch Nails, Ella Fitzgerald, Satchmo
Featured Artist
Joel T Johnson
Los Angeles, California, United States
- Crafts:
- musician, film composer, producer, sound technician, web designer
- Instruments:
- electric bass, keyboard, acoustic bass, drums, percussion, banjo, saxophone, violin
- Genres:
- rock, blues, progressive rock, country, fusion, jazz (all), film score, classical
- Influences:
- Dave Weckl, Ani Difranco, Jeff Buckley, Stravinsky, The Blue Nile, The White Stripes, Primus, Sergei Rachmaninoff, Yes, Tony Levin, Pat Metheny, Eric Johnson, Roscoe Beck, Genesis, Goddamn Electric Bill, James Taylor, Robert Johnson, Tower of Power, Xtc, Jim Schreck, Stewart Copeland, Junior Brown, John Coltrane, The Chameleons, The Bomb Squad, Stevie Wonder, Elliott Smith, Iona, Steve Gadd, Tears For Fears, Miles Davis, Radiohead, Ricky Lee Jones, Ramones, Ry Cooder, Steve Miller, Thomas Dolby, UK, Willie Dixon, Chris Link, Allan Holdsworth, Danny Gatton, Dixie Dreggs, Siggi, Hans Zimmer, Paul Simon, Adrian Belew, Joe Jackson, George Sessum, Cat Power, Animatronics, Annie Wells, Rush, David Gray, Merle Haggard, Robben Ford, Keb' Mo', John, The Beatles, David Torn, Michael Hedges, David Gilmour, Jimi Hendrix, Beth Orton, King'S X, Jaco Pastorius, Bootsy Collins, Charles Mingus, Victor Wooten, Bill Clements, Tibetan Monks, Talking Heads, Ralph Stanley, Depeche Mode, The Sugarcubes, Miche and the Anglos, Bobby McFerrin, The Postal Service, Danny Elfman, Thomas Newman, King Crimson, Johnny Cash, Muddy Waters, Elizabeth Cotten, Pete Townsend, Stevie Ray Vaughan
