| Buena Vista Social Club | cuban jazz | Ry Cooder involved |
| James McMurtry | Tx Zen | direct REAL lyrics |
| Towns
van Zandt | Tx Zen | lyrics for the soul |
| Ruben Gonzalas | cuban jazz | 90 YO pianist |
| Metallica | metal | heavy but i LOVE it |
| Ray Wylie Hubbard | Tx Zen | lyrics of the soul....Ya know many Country singers that can quote Rilke? |
| Clifton Chenier | Zydeco | the KING of zydeco |
| Rev Gary David | Real Blues | Bach of the finger picking blues |
| Alvin YoungBlood Hart | New REAL Blues | "Thunder in his hands!!" Taj Mahal |
| Ry Cooder | REAL musician | amazing range and history... one of my all time favs |
| Lucinda Williams | Folk/country | direct lyrics |
| Afro-Cuban Allstars | Cuban Jazz- HOT HOT HOT | Ry Cooder involved |
| Tom Waits | ?how to describe? lol | love that gravel voice |
| Muddy Waters | Blues | the REALblues |
| Jimmie Dale Gilmore | Tx Zen | wonderful songs |
| Robert Johnson | GrandFather of DaBlues | NO words...for his influence |
| Ring of the Nibelung | Wagner Opera | info |
| LeadBelly | Father of Blues | great voice |
| Blues INFO and links | Blues | great stuff |
| Professor LongHair | New Orleans Rock Piano Legend | WOW! |
| Howling Wolf | Smoking Blues | Man can sing |
| Steve Earle | HE does it all | one of my favs |
| Rose Flores | Sort of Country | love her voice |
| Lyle Lovett | Tx Zen | interesting lyrics |
| Joe Ely | Tx Zen | wonderful songs |
| Taj Mahal | Blues, Jazz, Caribbe, ...... and and and | one of the BEST in concert |
| Peter Gabriel | INTERESTING! | he can do it all |
| Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan | Paristani Sufi Music | AMAZING! be ready to be blown away |
| WOMAD | world music and dance | Amazing group (Gabriel involved) |
| Real World Records | World Music | Gabriel involved |
| Doc Watson | King of FingerPicking | great in concert |
| Tour Dates | of bands you love | great info |
| Colin James | Swing | wanna DANCE!!! |
| The Ark Music Club- Ann Arbor | My favorite Music Club | Blues, Folk, Zydeco, Alt Country |
| Frog Island Music Festival | Favorite Festival- Late June- Ann Arbor | Zydeco, Blues, Gospel, Jazz |
| Blind Pig Club | My other club hang out | College Alternatire and Blues |
| Ann Arbor Blues&Jazz Festival | Mid September | Blues and Jazz |
| Ann Arbor Record Stores | SchoolKids-local | BlindPig-label |
| Ann Arbor Club Information | great place to find what to do | AA Live |
| Nina Hagen | Punk | My favorite punk band of early 80s.. saw her in concert MANY times |
| Elvis Costello | King of the New Wave of late 70s | Great in concert... i have ALL of his stuff....wore out... 3 of his first album |
| DEVO | New Wave of 80s | Love these guys....this was MUSIC! |
| Talking Heads | New Wave | GREAT band... classic |
| The Residents | Wild stuff | World's BEST unknown band |
| The Clash | "punk" new wave... or or or? | GREAT band of the early 80s |
