INFLUENCES
Every songwriter owes his/her creativity to the songwriters and performers they have listened to over the years, and I am no exception. Here is a list (in no particular order) of the Songwriters/Performers who have informed my writing and inspired me, and a list of the seminal albums I listened to (over and over again). Also listed are a few people who taught me how to write more effectively.
SONGWRITERS/PERFORMERS
Jackson Browne
James Taylor
Poco
Dan Fogelburg
Paul Simon
Paul Williams
Peter Yarrow
Shawn Colvin
Eric Andersen
Steve Goodman
Janis Ian
JD Souther
Joni Mitchell
Leonard Cohen
Marshall Crenshaw
Emmylou Harris
Bruce Springsteen
Fred J. Eaglesmith
James McMurtry
David Wilcox
Pierce Pettis
Lynn Miles
Dylan Connor
Maia Sharp
The Beatles
Seminal Albums
A Scottish Soldier (Andy Stewart)
Eve of Destruction (Barry McGuire)
Bookends (Simon and Garfunkel)
One Man Dog (James Taylor)
Help (Beatles)
Joe Cocker/Mad Dogs and Englishmen (Joe Cocker)
Just An Old-Fashioned Love Song (Paul Williams)
Blue River (Eric Andersen)
Late for the Sky (Jackson Browne)
Hejira (Joni Mitchell)
Between the Lines (Janis Ian)
Blood on the Tracks (Bob Dylan)
Darkness on the Edge of Town/Born to Run/The River (Springsteen)
Past the Point of Rescue (Hal Ketchum)
A Few Small Repairs (Shawn Colvin)
People who taught me how to write better
Tom Keneally (short stories) at NYU Masters Writing Program
Nick Rinaldi (short stories/poetry) at Fairfield University
Steve Seskin (songs) at Swannanoa Gathering (and elsewhere)
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