Influences
Here’s a list of some of the individuals Garland Jeffreys has cited (in interviews or in album liners) as his inspirations and/or influences.
Roy Campanella
Ray Charles
Nat King Cole
Sam Cooke
Fats Domino
Albert Ellis
Ella Fitzgerald
Anthony Gardner
Francisco Goya
Billie Holiday
John Lee Hooker
Skip James
John Lennon
Frankie Lymon
Edward Manet
Motown
Uncle Nat
Rafaella Nieves
Charlie Parker
Phil Parker
Memphis Slim
Rafaella Nieves
Phil Parker
Jean Renoir
Jackie Robinson
Little Richard
Son House
Dinah Washington
Muddy Waters
Jackie Wilson