I was born in Sacramento, CA in January 1958. I grew up listening to the usual stuff for the times. The Beatles, Beach Boys, Rolling Stones. Along with all the pop music that was on the air waves back then. By the time I was 12 I had turned my musical taste to a little more rock, old blues tunes and heavily influenced by the blues. The likes of Led Zeppelin, the Doors, And even the Grateful Dead . My musical taste also went into some of the Classics, Big Band, Louis Armstrong, Frank Zappa, The Crooners, like Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin. An eclectic mix of genres. I also listened to ...