In addition to the commercial music influences I listed above and in the link above, I should mention my Dad played Alto sax (he still plays Alto, and Baritone sax), and my Grandma on his side played a lot of piano and organ. In fact, they owned a local theatre out in Port Orchard, WA (near Bremerton) where she played the organ during newsreels and for silent movies. My Grandpa on my Mom's side also played and had an organ in his home, where we spent a lot of time. So a lot of exposure there. Piano lessons was just sort of what you did in our family, so that started at a young age. When I started, I really enjoyed "Boogie Woogie" sounding pieces, and of course, the Guaraldi Peanuts stuff.
Steve Thompson
Sun Valley, Idaho
Guitars: Fender 60th Anniversary Std. Strat, Squier CVC Tele Hagstrom Viking Semi-hollow, Joshua beach guitar, Martin SPD-16TR Dreadnought
Amphs: Peavey Classic 30, '61 Fender Concert
Effects and such: Boss: DS-1, CE-5, NS-2 and RC20XL looper, Digitech Bad Monkey, Korg AX1G Multi-effects, Berhinger: TU100 tuner, PB100 Clean Boost, Line 6 Toneport UX2, Electro Harmonix Little Big Muff Pi, DuhVoodooMan's Rabid Rodent Rat Clone, Zonkin Yellow Screamer Mk. II, MXR Carbon Copy Delay
love is the answer, at least for most of the questions in my heart. . .
- j. johnson