My first music exposure was dictated by my brother, 7 yrs. older than me, so I was exposed to R&R & Blues/R&B (courtesy of WLAC at night) at a very young age...I think my 1st record was the 45 of Elvis' "Return to Sender"...living here in the Home of the Grand Ole Opry seems to have turned me against Country (having it shoved down my throat every single day, gee, how'd that happen)...I was 8 when the Beatles did the Sullivan show, but the folks wouldn't allow their records in the house for years...but I soaked up all I could of the British Invasion, & the West Coast bands that responded to it...& bought Elvis records because they were all that was allowed...I was 13 when Led Zep & Black Sabbath changed my outlook (see, I was into Ozzy before he burned out ) as I became a musician myself, I started getting into the Progressive Rock of the 70s...ignored Disco, tried to resist Punk/New wave, till the Police won me over...then it was Elvis Costello, Squeeze, Talking Heads, etc. ...since then I've tried to stay open to new music, so I can at least have some idea of what my kids are into...but sorry, I don't think I'll ever accept rap as a musical format...so I at least know who the GooGoo Dolls are I listen to a one-of-a-kind Adult Alt rock stationthat will play ANYTHING at anytime, once heard Alice In Chains & Johnny Cash back-to-back...not that I enjoyed it that much, just the very idea that they had the BALLS to do it

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