These artists have influenced me and my music, sometimes I have liked only one of their songs yet it has stood out in my memory.
The Velvet Underground
Led Zeppelin
Leon Russell
The Rolling Stones
The Doors
ZZ Top
Carlos Santana
Tom Petty
JJ Cale
Janis Joplin
Jimi Hendrix
Pink Floyd
David Bowie
Elton John
Dire Straights
Prince
The Band
Alice Cooper
Aerosmith
Phil Collins
Roxy Music
Deep Purple
Golden Earring
Bryan Ferry
Van Morrison
Huey Lewis & the News
Jethro Tull
Iggy Pop
Billy Preston
Robert Plant
Oasis
The Kinks
The Troggs
Credence Clearwater Revival
The Clash
Billy Idol
Simple Minds
The Cure
Devo
Duran Duran
Jonathan Richman
Peter Gabriel
The Buzzcocks
Kraftwork
Billy Idol
Wreckless Eric
ABC
The Ramones
Robert Hazard
The Greg Kihn Band
The Vapours
The Cars
REM
Pete Shelley
The Romantics
Spandau Ballet
The B52s
Talking Heads
Elvis Costello
John Mayall
Roy Buchanan
Jeff Healey
Jimmy Vaughan
Snowy White
Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee
Freddie King
Robert Cray
Junior Wells
Willie Dixon
Eric Clapton
Rory Gallagher
Little Walter
Toots & the Maytals
Bob Marley
U-Roy
Steel Pulse
Gentleman’s Dub Club
Sly & Robbie
Dr Alimantado
Neil Young
Bob Dylan
Cat Stevens
Donovan
Ry Cooder
David Linley
Jackson Browne
The Fat Boys
Run DMC
LL Cool J
Malcolm McLaren
The KLF with Tammy Wynette
Dwight Yoakum
The Amazing Rhythm Aces
Johnny Cash
Glenn Campbell
Willy Nelson
The Exponents
Split Enz
The Underdogs
Quincy Conserve
The Fourmyula
Johnny Matteson
Midnight Oil
Australian Crawl
Men at Work
Russel Morris
INXS
Icehouse
Elvis Presley
The Beatles
The Foundations
Bobby Darin
Chuck Berry
Bill Hayley
Neil Diamond
Bread
Johnny Rivers
Moriarty
Billy Eilish
Britney Spears
Dido
Stan Getz