JOHN: TIPS ON ROOTS IN MUSIC:
Instrument: Guitar since childhood. Voice: Baritone. Performance in groups and solos - Foothill High School Madrigals, Santa Ana. College Choir, UC Irvine.
Sound Influences: Rock and Roll, Songwriters and Pathfinders
1950's
- Chuck Berry
- Ray Charles
- Bobby Darin
- Elvis Presley
- The Everly Brothers
- Buddy Holly
1960's
- The Beatles
- The Beach Boys
- The Moody Blues
- The Who
1970's
- Boston
- Kansas
- Lynyrd Skynyrd
- Queen
1980's
- The Cars
- Dire Straits
Always
- Church hymns
Guitar heroes
- Chet Atkins
- Glen Campbell
- Eric Clapton
- Rory Gallagher
- Peter Green
- Brian May
- Tom Scholz
Theme/Style Leaders
- Bob Dylan
- John Fogerty
- Justin Hayward
- Billy Joel
- Lennon and McCartney
- Don McLean
- Paul Simon
- James Taylor
- Brian Wilson
Genres
- Bossa nova
- Classical
- Christian/Religious
- Country
- Folk
- Pop
- Rock
Classical Composers
- Brahms
- Chopin
- Grieg
- Tchaikovsky
Brazilian Composers
- Chico Buarque
- Antônio Carlos Jobim
- Edu Lobo
- Almir Sater
- Geraldo Vandré
The Spanish School
Composers
- Albéniz
- Granados
- Rodrigo
Guitarists
- Julian Bream
- Paco de Lucía
- Andrés Segovia
- Carles Trepat
- John Williams