Juba influences

The members of Red Hot Juba have come together with a wide variety of musical interests, experiences, and explorations.  The music we play -- both original and our interpretations of others' -- reflects this eclectic mix of influences.  Since any music influences people, for better or for worse, we have decided to include a list of musicians that we like.

  • Mose Allison
  • Louis Armstrong
  • Asylum Street Spankers
  • The Band
  • The Beatles
  • Leon Bridges
  • Junior Brown
  • Cab Calloway
  • Johnny Cash 
  • Nat King Cole
  • Miles Davis
  • Bob Dylan
  • Grateful Dead
  • David Grisman
  • Merle Haggard
  • Wayne Hancock
  • Dan Hicks and the Hotlicks
  • Hot Rize
  • Hotclub of Cowtown
  • Robert Johnson
  • Louis Jordan
  • Little Charlie and the Nightcats 
  • Little Feat
  • Lyle Lovett
  • Del McCoury Band
  • Thelonius Monk
  • Wes Montgomery
  • Willie Nelson
  • Buck Owens
  • Charlie Parker
  • Gram Parsons 
  • Elvis Presley
  • Bonnie Raitt
  • Jerry Reed
  • Lou Reed
  • Django Reinhardt
  • Frank Sinatra
  • Southern Culture on the Skids
  • Bruce Springsteem
  • Squirrel Nut Zippers
  • Ron Sunshine
  • Pete Seeger
  • Hank Thompson
  • Uncle Tupelo
  • Tom Waits
  • Muddy Waters
  • Hank Williams
  • Lucinda Williams
  • Bob Wills and the Texas Playboys
  • Neil Young