The first song I learned on guitar was Wake Up Little Suzie by the Everly Brothers - you do the math.;)

I think it was in New Orleans Fats Domino late 50's I 'got' a new music.

In a sense a songwriter uses the mind but writes from the heart and if successful the message is cleaner /purer. the same is true of singers and instrumentalists - the hope that a purer chord is struck in the listener. Music is a blessing for the creator, for the player, and the listener. For any musician the hope and goal is to make a living at what we do, to be heard and to be appreciated. But the highest honor, if the truth be told, is to get respect and appreciation from your peers.
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Eclectic mix- Terresa Brewer, Everly Brothers, Isley brothers, Righteous Brothers, Ames Brothers, The Coasters, Beatles, Stones, Taj Majal, Fats Domino, Artie Shaw, Bessie Smith, Robert Johnson...

Yes - Rock, blues, original, country. Ken Lehnig and the Burning Sage Band has been at it about 18 years. new album coming out soon.

The Band.

Maybe 5000 - and one person in a bar in LA. Best weird gig -. I was longhaired in the 60s playing Credence Clearwater tunes to a room full of rich furred and bejeweled patrons. They Loved it I felt as if I fell into Alice's Wonderland. Best tips I ever got.

Hot Meat Frank Zappa. Long ago far away. Ahead of its time! 'Into the Purple Valley' Ry Cooder would be the 2nd choice. Ry's take was rich in story, history, and culture.