Billie holiday Quote by Ella Henderson

My grandfather was a massive influence in my music. Growing up, he would play a lot of old-school records to me. A lot of…

— Ella Henderson

My musical influence is really from my father. He was a DJ in college. My parents met at New York University. So he listened…

— Talib Kweli

My dad was my first influence. He played classical guitar and my uncle Ron played the blues.

— Jason Becker

My dad was a big influence because he did a lot of music.

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My primary influences were the best jazz players from the 50's and 60's and later some of the pop people from the same time…

— Walter Becker

My main influences have always been the classic jazz players who sang, like Louis Armstrong and Nat King Cole and Jack Teagarden.

— Mose Allison

My dad used to listen to Jimi Hendrix and Eric Clapton, and my mom liked Michael Bolton and Roy Orbison. She was pretty big…

— Orianthi

My dad was a club musician. He was always playing guitar and playing loads of soul records and '60s rock n' roll. Whenever he…

— Sam Fender

Growing up, I listened and was influenced by a lot of those around me. I have a big family, and my dad listened to…

— Ella Henderson

Music was always a big part of our family life. My dad's brother used to play the harmonica at family parties, and my mum…

— Paul Young

I had a very thorough grounding in music; I'd grown up around songs. My parents listened to a lot of music. My dad was…

— Laura Mvula

My dad would play me all of these records: Miles Davis records, John Coltrane records, Bill Evans records, a lot of jazz records. My…

— Eldar Djangirov