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Joplin was a bold and spontaneous blues vocalist from the 1960s. Starting out as an unconventional “ugly duckling”, she transformed into a self-assured, sexually aggressive rock icon. Like Etheridge, her strength and intensity as a singer and performer broke the mould of how a “girl singer” should act.

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It is suggested that Townshend was one of the first rock guitarists to purposely use amplifier feedback in his music. (“Britannica”, 2023) After accidentally smashing his guitar on stage in 1964, the reaction of the audience gave him an irresistible urge to keep doing it. His stage presence and style influenced how Etheridge performed.

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Bruce was known for blending rock, folk and soul genres together. He performed over 3–4-hour stage shows consistently. With humour and intensity, much like Etheridge, he wrote songs on social perspectives such as war, aids & America’s spiritual & economic poverty which audiences were able to relate to. ("Britannica”, 2023)

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Expressed as one of the greatest in Jazz history, Duke wrote over 2000 pieces of music. He used big bands to create a sound that unified many instruments into one voice. (Cofresi, 2002) As Dizzy Gillespie quoted on the NPR program in 1985 “To play with Duke, you have to forget everything you know." (Reney, 2017)

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Starting out as a clarinettist, Bauza fell in love with Jazz and learned to play the trumpet.

Diving into his Cuban roots, he mentored Gillespie in Afro-Cuban polyrhythms, modernising Afro-Cuban music. He later became a music director introducing several dance crazes, influencing the sounds of jazz and rock ‘n’ roll.

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Like Gillespie, Eldridge gained influence from others within the music circuit.  Known for his electrifying solos (with bold, crackling notes & bright sharp clusters), He became one of the first black musicians in history to become an elemental piece of a white man, jazz band. (“Roy Eldridge, 78", (published 1989) republished 2023)

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Like Hendrix, Holly dabbled with his sound. His style consisted of ringing major chords, which eventually became his trademark. He featured unusual microphone placement techniques, imaginative echo chamber effects, and overdubbing. His work became some of the most distinctive and influential work in rock music. (Britannica, 2023)

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King was a heroine in the development of blues. He played single-stringed guitar responses to his vocals whilst using a distinctive vibrato, with the use of microtones on both slide guitar and vocals. Like Hendrix and his blended genres, King created a fusion of blues, pop, and country that dominated the charts for years. (Britannica, 2023)

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The creator of the style known as Chicago blues, Muddy Waters was known for a powerful yet passionate style of slide guitar playing. Like Hendrix, his dominating stage performance showed both decency and raw sex appeal with a dominating voice, captivating audiences around the world ("Muddy Waters", 2018). All these characteristics influenced Hendrix as a performer.

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Melissa introduced me to the 12-string guitar. Her personal stories in her songwriting showed me a good story is worth telling. By her coming out as a Lesbian inspired me to do the same. Her connection with audiences through personal experiences made me want to share and relate to my audiences.

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Dizzy was a self-taught trumpet player who co-created the Afro–Caribbean rhythm (Bebop) He inspired me to break away from my classical teachings and focus more on improvisation, leading me to join the Jazz band in high school. He demonstrated that music can be fluid and doesn’t always have strict rules.

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He was a self-taught guitarist who used different blends of genres, learnt from watching others and could play the guitar with his teeth, this inspired me to persevere, learn different techniques, styles and rhythms, to learn more than one way to play and that if the rules still apply, the song is recognisable.