I'm just writing a memoir of how music was central to my life when young. Everything went in from opera to rock and it all stayed, so here are the most important I think! Hymns ancient and modern
English madrigals
Gilbert and Sullivan
Early Sinatra
Rogers and Hart Roy Rogers
Cole Porter
Jazz in general
All the songs on the radio, Children's favourites,Family favourites
BUDDY HOLLY (Huge influence)
Everley Bros
Eddie Cochran
Roy Orbison
Listening to crackly old Radio Luxembourg
. And then I went to college and heard DYLAN and realised you could write songs that weren't just love songs..and the rest is my history!

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