MUSICAL INFLUENCES: A tribute
I know growing up I've had been exposed to a very eclectic array of music that influences what I listen to today. I'm sure many of us have been influenced by what our parents listened to or acquired appreciation for artists as we grow older. I would like to dedicate this thread to those artists and who influences our music presently. I think it would be a great conversation if we all shared our opinions and perhaps knowledge about these artists.
For me, I grew up listening to doo *** and motown music. My father loved the golden oldies. I used to steal his TAPES (yes tapes) of The Temptations and The Four Tops (just to name a couple) and listen to them. I think that these two bands were the foundation for todays r&b. Although strayed almost completely from the originals, nevertheless, without them rythem and blues wouldnt be what it is today.
Other influencial artists:
Frank Sinatra, Diana Ross and the Supremes, The Shirlles, Frankie Vallie and the Four Seasons, and Jerry Lee Lewis.
Lets go back to where it all started...
It is not good for all our wishes to be filled; thru sickness we recognize the value of health; thru evil, the value of good; thru hunger, the value of food; thru exertion, the value of rest.