Albums By Female Artists That Changed My Life (And Why)

1. The Indigo Girls — The Indigo Girls
2. Tracy Chapman — Tracy Chapman
3. Eva Cassidy — The Best Of Eva Cassidy
4. Stevie Nicks (Fleetwood Mac) — Rumors
5. Edie Brickell (and The New Bohemians) — Shooting Rubberbands at the Stars
6. Fiona Apple — Tidal
7. Roberta Flack — Killing Me Softly
8. Carole King — Tapestry
9. Janis Joplin — Pearl
10. Missy Elliott — Supa Dupa Fly

Eva Cassidy…my favorite voice

When you play music for a living, no matter what level, inevitably people ask you who your influences are. I’ve realized that you don’t have to play music to have artists influence you — or even change your life.

A few weeks ago I posted “What band/artist changed your life?” on Facebook and I got a tsunami of answers — the majority coming from non-musicians.

I have plenty of friends who don’t play music, and yet, music is a central part of who they are as people. Music and their persona go…