Band Quote by Cedric Bixler-Zavala

Everyone's different, but it was fun for me to work with Garth Hudson. He's from 'The Band.' They are a massive influence, that was…

— Teddy Thompson

My mentor was Clara Ward of the famous Ward gospel singers of Philadelphia. And my dad was my coach. He coached me. And just…

— Aretha Franklin

I loved Wilson Pickett, so I just went on from there. I became sort of a semi-groupie because, I don't know, I got bitten…

— Cassandra Peterson

Charlie Ward was the best dude ever.

— Larry Johnson

I was a big fan of Jim Hall as well. I liked his comping style, his accompanying. And that he played, generally, four note…

— Gary Burton

My mother liked Jim Reeves. I hated his records. He was unbearable.

— Diane Abbott

One of my heroes growing up was Darren Gough, he always made things happen and I wanted to be like him.

— Isa Guha

Jim, as just a spoken poet, was not that good. He needed the music behind him. He felt a security and a sense of…

— Ray Manzarek

Sammy Davis, I backed him up. I used to study him every night. I saw how great performers worked and was able to incorporate…

— Bobby Vinton

I always loved Sam Cooke, because he seemed very versatile. He sang gospel, soul, blues, pop music

— Aaron Neville

My biggest influences as an actor were Marlon Brando, and I really dug James Dean.

— Larry Bishop

I decided early on that I wanted to be Michael Bloomfield, Jeff Beck and Eric Clapton - not George Harrison.

— Todd Rundgren