This is a hard one for me to answer as there have been so many musicians that influenced me over the years. So I will go with the earliest that influenced me:

The Ventures for playing instrumental versions of top songs of those days.

Duane Eddy for playing lead guitar on the bass strings.

Chuck Berry for his lead work.

Albert King for his blues.

Bill Black for his Bill Black Combo's instrumentals and his bass work for Elvis.

All of these were back in my greaser days and prior to my hippy, jazz and new age days!


I'm no longer allowed to go caroling at the psych hospital.
I guess Do You Hear What I Hear was a bad song choice!

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