Influences
Shawn Colvin
Patty Griffin
Joni Mitchell
Lucinda Williams
Emmylou Harris
James Taylor
Neil Young
Bob Dylan
Tom Waits
Abbe Lewis
Abi Tapi
Abigail Washburn
Adrienne Young
Aerosmith
Aimee Mann
Al Green
Alastair Moock
Alela Diane
Alice Peacock
Alicia Witt
Alison Brown
Alison Krauss
Alison Moyet
Alison Scott
Allie Moss
Allison Moorer
Amie Miriello
Amos Lee
Amy Cook
Amy Lavere
Amy Ray
Amy Speace
Ana Egge
Anais Mitchell
The Andes
Andra Suchy
Andrew Bird
Andrew Rose Gregory
Ane Brun
Angel Snow
Ani DiFranco
Ann Wilson
Anna Calvi
Anna Laube
Anne Heaton
Anne McCue
Annie Lennox
Antje Duvekot
April Smith
Aretha Franklin
The Avett Brothers
Azure Ray
B.B. King
B.W. Stevenson
The Band
The Band of Heathens
Baskery
The Be Good Tanyas
Bearfoot
The Beach Boys
The Beatles
Bela Fleck
Ben Folds
Ben Harper
Ben Lee
Ben Sollee
Ben Taylor
Ben Weaver
Beth Nielsen Chapman
Beth Orton
Bettye Lavette
Bhi Bhiman
Big Head Todd and the Monsters
Bill Morrisey
Bill Staines
The Bills
Billy Bob Thornton and the Boxmasters
Billy Bragg
Billy Joe Shaver
Billy Joel
The Black Keys
Bo Ramsey
Bob Schneider
The BoDeans
Bon Iver
Bonnie Raitt
Brandi Carlile
Brett Dennen
Brian Vander Ark
Brianna Lane
Brigitte DeMeyer
Bruce Cockburn
Bruce Hornsby
Bruce Springsteen
Buddy and Julie Miller
Buddy Guy
The Byrds
Cadillac Sky
Caitlin Cary
Caitlin Rose
Carbon Leaf
Carole King
Carly Simon
The Carolina Chocolate Drops
Caroline Herring
Carolyn Wonderland
Carrie Elkin
Carrie Newcomer
Carrie Rodriguez
Cass McCombs
Cassandra Wilson
Catie Curtis
Charlie Mars
Charlie Sexton
Charlotte Gainsbourg
Cheap Trick
Chelsea Crowell
Chely Wright
Cheryl Wheeler
Chip Taylor
Chris Isaak
Chris Koza
Chris Smither
Chris Thile and Michael Daves
Chris Whitley
Chuck Mead
Civil Twilight
The Civil Wars
Claudia Schmidt
Cliff Eberhardt
Coldplay
Colin Hay
Cory Chisel
Counting Crows
Court Yard Hounds
Courtney Jaye
The Cranberries
Crooked Still
Cyndi Lauper
Damien Dempsey
Damien Rice
Dan Bern
Dan Israel
Dan Wilson
Daniel Martin Moore
Danielia Cotton
Danny Schmidt
Daphne Willis
Dar Williams
Darden Smith
Dave Matthews/ Dave Matthews Band
Dave Rawlings
David Garza
David Goodrich
David Gray
David Mead
David Tomaloff
David Wilcox
Dayna Kurtz
The Decemberists
Denison Witmer
Derek Trucks
Devon Sproule
Diana Jones
Diane Birch
Dianne Reeves
The Dixie Chicks
Dolly Parton
Dolores O'Riordan
Donovan
The Doves
The Duhks
Dusty Springfield
Dylan LeBlanc
The Eagles
eastmountainsouth
Eddie Vedder/ Pearl Jam
Edie Carey
Edie Brickell
Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros
Edwin McCain
Eileen Ivers
Eilen Jewell
Electric Light Orchestra
Elisa Korenne
Eliza Carthy
Eliza Gilkyson
Elizabeth Cook
Elizabeth and the Catapult
Ella Fitzgerald
Elliot Smith
Ellis
Ellis Paul
Elton John
Elvis Costello
Emily Elbert
Emme Packer
Enter The Haggis
Eric Bibb
Eric Clapton
Eric Hutchinson
Erick Baker
Erin McKeown
Erick Baker
Esperanza Spalding
Etta James
Eva Cassidy
Evan Montgomery
The Everybodyfields
Father John Misty
Feist
A Fine Frenzy
Fiona Apple
Flaming Lips
Fleetwood Mac
Flo Paris
Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons
Frazey Ford
Freedy Johnston
Garrison Starr
Gary Jules
Gary Louris
Gemma Hayes
George Harrison
Gillian Welch
Gin Blossoms
Girlyman
Glen Campbell
Glen Phillips
Gordon Lightfoot
Grace Potter and the Nocturnals
Graham Colton
Gram Parsons
Grant-Lee Buffalo
Grant Lee Phillips
The Grateful Dead
Great Big Sea
The Greencards
Greg Brown
Greg Laswell
Gregory Alan Isakov
Gretchen Peters
Griffin House
Guy Clark
Guy Davis
Guy Forsyth
Haley Bonar
Halloween Alaska
Hank Williams Sr. (Sr. only--Junior III is a racist, homophobic douche that gives a bad name to genuine country music)
Hayes Carll
Hayward Williams
Heart
Heather Masse
Guy Clark
The Hollies
Holly Brook
Holly Cole
Holly Figueroa O'Reilly
Holly Williams
The Honeydogs
Horse Feathers
Ilse DeLange
Imogen Heap
The Indigo Girls
Ingrid Michaelson
Iris Dement
Iron and Wine
J.D. Souther
Jackie Greene
Jackson Browne
Jake Armerding
Jake Shimabukuro
Jakob Dylan
James Lee Stanley
Jamie Lidell
Jane Siberry
Janis Ian
Janis Joplin
Jason Isbell
The Jayhawks
Jeff Bridges
Jeff Daniels
Jeff Ward
Jeffrey Foucault
Jeffrey Gaines
Jen Chapin
Jennifer Kimball
Jennifer Warnes
Jenny Lewis
Jenny Scheiman
Jeremy Fisher
Jeremy Messersmith
Jerry Douglas
Jess Klein
Jesse Malin
Jesse Winchester
Jessica Lea Mayfield
Jewel
Jill Andrews
Jill Sobule
Jim Lauderdale
Jimi Hendrix
Jimmy Dale Gilmore
Jimmy LaFave
Jimmy Webb
Joan Armatrading
Joan Baez
Joan Jones
Joan Osborne
Joanna Newsome
Joe Ely
Joe Henry
Joe Pug
Joey and Rory
John Denver
John Fullbright
John Gorka
John Hammond
John Hiatt
John Mellencamp
John Oates
John Prine
John Vanderslice
John Wesley Harding
Johnny Cash
Jon Brion
Jonah Smith
Jonatha Brooke
Jonny Lang
Jorma Kaukonen
Josh Ritter
Joshua Radin
Joss Stone
Judy Collins
Julia Fordham
Julia Nunes
Julie Doiron
Justin Roth
Justin Towne Earle
Kaki King
Kansas
Karla Bonoff
Kasey Chambers
Kate Bush
Kate Campbell
Kate Earl
Kate Miller-Heidke
Kate Rusby
Kathleen Edwards
Kathy Mattea
Katie Herzig
Katie Melua
Katie Todd
kd Lang
Keb' Mo'
Kelley McRae
Kelly Joe Phelps
Kelly Willis
Kenny White
Keri Noble
Kevin Costner and Modern West
Kim Richey
Kris Delmhorst
Kris Kristofferson
Kristin Hersh
Kristina Train
Larkin Poe
Laura Nyro
Laurie Anderson
Leonard Cohen
Linda Ronstadt
Linda Thompson
Lindsey Buckingham
Lizz Wright
Lori McKenna
Loudon Wainwright III
Lucy Kaplansky
Lyle Lovett
Lynn Miles
M. Ward
Madonna
Marc Cohn
Marianne Faithfull
Mark Knopfler
Mark Paffrath
Marshall Crenshaw
Martin Sexton
Martin Zellar
Marvin Gaye
Mary Black
Mary Chapin Carpenter
Mary Gauthier
Mary J. Blige
Mary Lou Lord
Mason Jennings
Melissa Etheridge
Melissa Ferrick
Merle Haggard
Michael Penn
Mindy Smith
Nanci Griffith
Natalia Zukerman
Neko Case
Nick Drake
Nickel Creek
Over The Rhine
Patti Scialfa
Patti Smith
Patty Larkin
Paul McCartney
Paul Simon
Paul Westerberg
Pearl Jam
Pegi Young
Peter Gabriel
Peter Himmelman
Peter Mayer
Peter Mulvey
Phoebe Snow
Pieta Brown
The Pines
Poe
Po' Girl
The Pretenders
Queen Latifah
Rachael Price
Rachel Ries
Radiohead
Randy Newman
Ray Charles
Ray LaMontagne
Rebecca Pronsky
Regina Spektor
REM
Rhett Miller
Richard Shindell
Rickie Lee Jones
Rita Wilson
Robinella
Rodney Crowell
Ronny Cox
Rory Block
Rosanne Cash
Ruthie Foster
Ryan Adams
Sam Cooke
Sarah Harmer
Sarah McLachlan
Schuyler Fisk
Shannon McNally
Shawn Mullins
Shelby Lynne
Shemekia Copeland
Sheryl Crow
Sonya Kitchell
Soozie Tyrell
Stephen Ashbrook
Steve Earle
Steve Forbert
Stevie Nicks
Stevie Wonder
Sting
Susan Tedeschi
Susan Werner
Suzanne Vega
Suzy Bogguss
Teri Hendrix
Thad Cockrell
Tift Merritt
Tim Easton
Tina Turner
Todd Snider
Tom Rush
Tony Bennett
Tracy Chapman
Tracy Grammer
Travis
u2
Van Morrison
Vonda Shepard
The Wailin' Jenny's
Warren Zevon
The Weepies
Whiskeytown
Wilco
Willie Nelson
Willy Porter
and more...
Zach writes:
"It is important to me to acknowledge these artists and bands. They truly inspire me, every one of them. Please visit their sites and check into them. I listen to a lot of music and there are others I've surely left out. Not intentionally, of course. I hope these lead you down roads of new musical discovery. There's a lot of great music out there and these artists are at the forefront of that. These are the people on my Ipod and I listen to them all."