influences
Every musician is influences by someone. For some it is one, two, or just a few. For me, it is nearly every good guitar player I hear. Some of the names below you may not even recognize as they were never recognized players. They are not neccessarily in any order except the first two.
Jimi Hendrix - Aren't we all! Greatest Electic Guitarist ever.
Jeff Beck - Greates living axe-master. Untouchable!
Steve Vai - Unbelievable
Joe Pass - One man, one guitar.
Eddie Van Halen - Revolutionized the instrument
George Benson - Smooth!
Dave Brubeck (Piano) - The original "fusionist"; combined classical and Jazz
Charlie Parker (Tenor Sax) - the Bebop master.
Phil Keaggy (no, I am not a Christian - Beatiful player
Steve Ray Vaughn - So much soul.
Yngwie Malmsteen - Fire and Passion
Rocky Athas - Texas legend.
Brian May - King of Tone
Tom Shultz - Greatest guitar sound ever
Carlos Santana - My latin influence
Benny Goodman (Clarinet) - King of Swing, first integrated band
Charlie Christian - First on electric guitar
Lionel Hampton (Vibraphone) - The vibe from those vibes!
Ty Tabor - Kings X monster.
Spazz (Bass) - Baddest bass player you never knew (hear him on my music page)
Flea (Bass) - Kindred soul to my best friend Spazz
Stanley Clark (Bass) - Monster of the bass
Keb Mo - What one man can do with an acoustic guitar and a slide
John McLauglin - Bitches Brew by Miles Davis was my first real record.
Jan Hammer (Moog) - Takes almost any lead guitar play to task on his Mini-Moog
Jimmy Page - Greatest Composer of Rock
Alex Lifeson - One of my strongest influences.
Tony Lee - Baddest 13 year old guitarist I ever heard! (He's 43 now)