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Mike talks with California Rock experts Ralph Hulett of rockretrospect.com and Steven Schofield from Cyrus Round about musical influences - From Bing Crosby to Buffalo Springfield, the gang covers A LOT of ground! 

Dean Martin & Frank Sinatra

Buddy Holly -- Beatles, Stones, Beach Boys

Elvis Presley -- Beatles, Stones, Jimi Hendrix, and many other rock artists

Everly Brothers -- Beatles, Beach Boys

Gene Vincent -- Rick Lee, Stray Cats

Chuck Berry   -- Beatles, Stones & Beach Boys; many others

BB King -- Eric Clapton, Peter Green, Steve Marriot 

Beatles and Beach Boys -- Influenced each other

Beatles -- Influenced numerous British Invasion groups 

The Kinks -- Numerous 70s punk bands

The Stones & Animals -- Various blues/rock artists like Savoy Brown

Bo Diddley -- The Animals, Stones, Yardbirds

The Yardbirds -- Garage band type groups like The Count 5

Little Richard -- Beatles, Bob Dylan, Elton John

Muddy Waters -- Stones, Jimi Hendrix

John Lee Hooker - Animals, ZZ Top, J. Geils Band, many others 

Willie Dixon - Artists who covered his songs include Cream "Spoonful," Doors "Back Door Man," Jeff Beck Group "I Ain't Superstitious"  "You Shook Me,"  Led Zeppelin "I Can't Quit You," "You Shook Me,"  Rolling Stones  "I Just Want to Make Love with You"  "I Want to be Loved," Steppenwolf "Hoochie Kootchie Man"