Berries Quote by Eric Clapton

I just got into it like a lot of people through the rock 'n' roll bands in the late '60s that turned to country…

— Elvis Costello

Early on, before rock 'n' roll, I listened to big band music - anything that came over the radio - and music played by…

— Bob Dylan

I grew up listening and looking up at these people and laughing at Carol Burnett and singing James Taylor songs. And same with Smokey…

— MC Lyte

I'm a big country fan. I remember, as a kid, when Ray Charles did the 'Modern Sounds In Country And Western Music' record. That's…

— Michael McDonald

I came to town thinking that everybody had the same idea of what country music was that I did.

— Lee Ann Womack

When Jazz broke through in England, I remember sneaking to listen on the radio much to my parent's disapproval.

— Jeff Beck

The music played most around St. Louis was country-western and swing. Curiosity provoked me to lay a lot of the country stuff on our…

— Chuck Berry

Hearing a lot of early rock n' roll records from a very young age was a huge influence.

— Angus Young

My brother John loved Big Bill Broonzy, and from that, Angus and I discovered Muddy Waters and Buddy Guy. We could relate to what…

— Malcolm Young

Between Alan Freed in Cleveland and Bob Horn and Lee Stewart in Philadelphia and George 'Hound Dog' Lorenz in Buffalo, they began to find…

— Dick Clark

I was really small when jazz broke through in England and I can still remember sneaking off to the living room to listen to…

— Jeff Beck

The whole British music scene of the mid-sixties had a pretty profound effect on me.

— Billy Squier