Singer, songwriter, musician, producer heavily influenced by Sly & the Family Stone, Beatles, James Brown, Weather Report, Joni Mitchell, Stevie Wonder and Paul Simon and Yes.Raised on Big band ( Basie, Ellington, Miller, Goodman) and bebop ( Charlie Parker,Dizzy Gillespie,Thelonious Monk ) I was groovin’ with the muse before I could walk.My first concert experience was Sly & The Family Stone in 1969. It was a life altering moment that split my brain in half and left me happily comatose.I grew up at The Memorial Auditorium.James Brown,Earth Wind & Fire,Bootsy Collins,Brothers Johnson, Commodores, Rush, Pat Travers, Sammy Hagar, Alvin Lee and many more. Facebook: Facebook.com/Doug.Cash.50 Twitter: @DougCash Reverbnation: Reverbnation.com/DougCashMusic CDBaby: Download Secrets Here >> Website: www.DougCashMusic.com Sly banged on the door of my creativity, The Jackson Five put it into technicolor and The Beatles knocked the door off the hinges.With the inspiration of the 50’s and 60’s ( Chuck Berry, Elvis,Little Richard, Everly Brothers, Beach Boys, Buddy Holly, Beatles, Stones ) revival that was happening in the early 70′,my best friend and I, Jeff Cooper, ( Pharaohs ) started writing songs when we were barely 16 yrs old.From Louis Armstrong to Kate Bush, my tastes and influences are wide and varied. |