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This
page contains background information about our
music, influences, and other music related trivia. |
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| Our
Influences ... |
| Steve's
Influences include: |
| Elvis
Presley, Bob Dylan, Neil Young, The Animals,
The Rolling Stones, Hank Williams, Woody Guthrie,
Iggy Pop, the Steve Miller Band, Bruce Cockburn,
Jim Reeves, Don Williams, Johnny Cash, Lou
Reed, Jimi Hendrix, Creedence Clearwater Revival,
CSNY, Pink Floyd, Steppenwolf, Buffalo Springfield,
The Who, the West Coast Pop Art Experimental
Band, and Frank Sinatra. |
| Jay's
Influences include: |
| The
Beatles, Bob Dylan, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Carole
King, James Taylor, Lester Flatt & Earl
Scruggs, Johnny Cash, The Doors, Janis Joplin,
Jimi Hendrix, Joni Mitchell, Simon & Garfunkel,
the Eagles, The Rolling Stones, The Byrds,
CSN, America, Brian Wilson, Jim Croce, Wes
Montgomery, B.B King, Little Walter, Howlin'
Wolf, The Paul Butterfield Blues Band, Chicago,
and the Carpenters. |
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| What
We Play ... |
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Jay & Steve play guitar. The
main difference is that Steve plays
with a pick, whereas Jay
plays fingerstyle. On their "Dismabiguation"
CD, Steve played a "Marina"
dreadnaught guitar, while Jay played an early
1980s era "Celebrity" by
"Ovation". Both prefer
"D'Addario" brand
strings. |
| Jay
also plays Harmonica. He prefers "Hohner"
brand harmonicas, especially the "Marine
Band 1896" series. On the"Disambiguation"
CD he also played a few songs using a Hohner
"Blues Harp". |
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| Music
Survey... |
| What
is your favorite Jimi Hendrix song? |
| Steve:
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Machine Gun |
| Jay:
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Red House |
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| What
is your favorite Frank Sinatra song? |
| Steve: |
- Fly Me To the Moon |
| Jay: |
- Fly Me To The Moon |
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| What
is your favorite Beatles album? |
| Steve:
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Revolver |
| Jay:
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Revolver |
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| What
is your favorite John Lennon song (post
Beatles)? |
| Steve: |
- Working Class Hero |
| Jay:
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Imagine |
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| What
is your favorite Johnny Cash song? |
| Steve:
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Ring Of Fire |
| Jay: |
- I Walk The Line |
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| What
are your 2 favorite Bob Dylan music
albums? |
| Steve:
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Blonde On Blonde, Highway 61 Revisited |
| Jay:
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Bringing It All Back Home, John
Wesley Harding |
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| What
is your favorite Bob Dylan song? |
| Steve:
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(Post Blonde On Blonde) Sad Eyed
Lady of The Lowlands, (Up to Blonde
On Blonde) Mr. Tamborine Man |
| Jay:
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(Post Blonde On Blonde) Tonight
I'll Be Staying Here With You,
(Up to Blonde On Blonde) Subterranean
Homesick Blues |
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| Who
is your favorite Country Music artists? |
| Steve: |
- Don Williams |
| Jay:
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Johnny Cash |
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| Who
is your favorite Jazz artist(s)? |
| Steve: |
- Charlie Parker |
| Jay:
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Wes Montgomery, Thellonius Monk |
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| Who
is your favorite Blues artist(s)? |
| Steve: |
- Skip James |
| Jay:
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B.B. King, Little Walter |
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| What
are the first songs you learned to play
on guitar? |
| Steve: |
- "Eleanor Rigby" (the
Beatles) and "Wild Thing"
(the Troggs) |
| Jay:
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"Operator" (Jim Croce)
and "Fire and Rain"
(James Taylor) |
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| What
is the first music album you remember
buying? |
| Steve: |
- Every One Of Us (the Animals) |
| Jay:
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Headquarters (the Monkees) |
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| What
music album have you probably played
the most in your life? |
| Steve: |
- Blonde On Blonde (Bob Dylan) |
| Jay:
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Tapestry (Carole King) or Close
To You (the Carpenters) |
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| If
there were a fire and you could only
save 5 music albums, which ones would
you grab first? |
| Steve: |
- Every One of Us (the Animals),
Blonde On Blonde (Bob Dylan),
Ummagumma
(Pink Floyd), Band of Gypsies
(Jimi Hendrix) and Live At Leeds
(the Who). |
| Jay:
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Revolver (the Beatles), Music
(Carole King), Chicago IX Greatest
Hits (Chicago), Carrying On with
Johnny Cash & June Carter
(Johnny Cash) and Close To You
(the Carpenters). |
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| What
music artist(s) do you listen to today
that inspires you? |
| Steve: |
- Rage Against The Machine |
| Jay:
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Alison Krauss and Union Station |
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| Besides
the music albums mentioned above, what
album would you recommend to some friends
to "expand their minds"? |
| Steve: |
- The West Coast Pop Art Experimental
Band |
| Jay:
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Led Zeppelin I, Lynyrd Skynyrd's
"Seond Helping" and
"Plays the Blues" John
Coltrane |
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| What
"Live" music albums would
you recommend people listen to? |
| Steve: |
- Live at Leeds (The Who) and
Live at the Filmore East (Jimi
Hendrix) |
| Jay:
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Live in Detroit (The Doors), At
Folsom Prison (Johnny Cash) and
Live at Winterland '68 (Janis
Joplin with Big Brother and the
Holding Company) |
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| Name
one "Rock" album you believe
was revolutionary. |
| Steve: |
- The Jimi Hendrix Experience
(Jimi Hendrix) |
| Jay:
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Pet Sounds (the Beach Boys) |
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| What
was the first CD you lent each other? |
| Steve: |
- Neil Young's "After the
Goldrush" |
| Jay:
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Jimi Hendrix "Blues" |
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| What
was the first songs you played for each
other on guitar? |
| Steve: |
- "Highway 61 Revisted"
(Bob Dylan), "Proud Mary"
(John Fogerty),"Travelling
Man" (Ricky Nelson) and "Summertime
Blues" (Eddie Cochran) |
| Jay:
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"Light My Fire" (the
Doors), "Don't Let Be Lonely
Tonight" (James Taylor),
Hey Jude (the Beatles) and "Hard
Rain" (Bob Dylan). |
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All
the best! - Jay & Steve |
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©
2008 The S & J Experience (S. Vassilakopoulos, J. Schwartz).
All Rights Reserved
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