Haggard Quote by Sturgill Simpson

I was mainly influenced by the Carter Family, Jimmie Rodgers, Loretta Lynn, Merle Haggard, and others like Bob Dylan, Johnny Cash.

— Iris DeMent

Some of my biggest commercial musical influences would be people like Merle Haggard, George Jones, of course, Johnny Cash. People that wrote and sang…

— Jay DeMarcus

I think of people like Ray Charles, Otis Redding, and Isaac Hayes. They all came out of the South, and they followed a certain…

— Lecrae

When I grew up, I had influences as diverse as Keith Richards, Pete Townshend, Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck, Jimi Hendrix.

— Billy Squier

Jack Johnson, John Mayer, Neil Young and Bob Dylan are my main influences.

— Cody Simpson

The road has taken a lot of the great ones: Hank Williams, Buddy Holly, Otis Redding, Janis, Jimi Hendrix, Elvis.

— Robbie Robertson

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

I've been influenced by so many great people , like Sam Moore, Wilson Pickett, Otis Redding, John Lee Hooker, B.B. King, so many great…

— Paul Rodgers

I have been influenced by many different artists at many different stages of my life. Starting out, it was people like Elton John, Billy…

— Sara Bareilles

Oh, yeah, I've always thought of covering some of my influences like Billy Joel, Elton John, Stevie Wonder.

— Jon Secada

Bill Withers, Van Morrison and Marvin Gaye are pioneers in popular music for the last century, and these are people who have influenced me…

— Michael Kiwanuka

James Brown, Ray Charles, Jackie Wilson, Chuck Berry and Little Richard - I think they had strong influences on a lot of people, because…

— Michael Jackson