The Boss, The Dead, Mark Knopler, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, CCR, Alyson Krauss & Union Station, Nickel Creek, Mumford & Sons, Steve Goodman (RIP), Jonathon Edwards, John Sebastian, Quarterflash, Van Morrison, Eric Clapton, David Bromberg, Fifties Music (like my band Freshman year at ND - "Her Latest Flame"),fellow Banjo players who are all much better than me: Steve Martin, Tony Trischka, Earl Scruggs (RIP), Bela Fleck, Abigail Washburn, Norm Pikelney, Sarah Jarosz