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Am I the only one who hears a little Ry Cooder in Bill's playing? Phil :) Sent from my iPhone On Sep 3, 2013, at 7:41 AM, Ted Killian <tedkillian@charter.net> wrote: > Bill, > > I sympathize with your dilemma. > > I cannot think of anybody else you particularly sound like either. > > And I assume that (like many of us) you play differently and sound > differently in different contexts. > > When I listen to your "Fields and Fences" CD with Erdem, I might tend to > liken your playing to that of a Michael Brook or somebody like that - > however far-fetched that might sound to you. > > But when you are totally on your own it is different yet still. > > I have no answers for you. > > Best of luck. > > Ted > > > On Sep 2, 2013, at 7:55 PM, William Walker wrote: > >> Dear list friends, I have a question I wanted to put out to any of you >> who have heard me play, The reason I'm asking is I'm about to put out >> my first solo music in ages and the first in a way that anyone anywhere >> can access it. and I've been asked this question by CD baby who is >> handling my distribution, initially, List 3 musicians you sound the >> most like? And honestly I can't really say. I actually don't >> particularly care to compare in this way, but for the sake of marketing >> i'm giving it a go. I would gravitate toward naming influences, >> particularly those who's audience I would love to cultivate. But it >> would be presumptuous of me to name an influence like Jeff Beck, or >> David Torn, or Terje Rypdal, Bill Frisell, etc.. or any of a number >> of guitarists, simply because I don't think I sound like any of those >> guys. However, there have been enough gigs over the years where some >> complete stranger comes up and says they remind me of such and such: >> Adrian Belew, was the cultural reference point in a club in Osaka for >> two young dudes in 1992, who were watching me play. So I'm interested >> to know what you my Cyber pals have to say and I ask any of you who >> care to comment, does my playing remind you of anyone? >> Self promotion is a Bitch! >> Thanks for your indulgence >> Bill >