Sarah Buxton's Obsession

[michelej1]

From American Songwriter Magazine:

http://www.americansongwriter.com/si...ntent=features

Who are some of your influences?

Rivers: Booker T. & The MG’s and Elvis. I learned how to play guitar out of an Elvis songbook. He was huge. A bunch of rockabilly stuff. My dad was into it. When I was in high school, I got into a few bands that played on Beale Street. You had to know all those r & b classics to keep a gig. I was into rock and roll for the most part. Then, I went to Ole Miss for college.

Sarah: Growing up, I listened to Top 40 radio for the most part-—with the exception of a few random records my parents had. They look at art and music as something you buy, not something you feel. That’s the way it was for me as a kid. As far as making music, I was in choir and did the classical thing. I also did bell chorus. I hated waiting for my one big note during a piece! Then, I backtracked. I really got into Fleetwood Mac and Stevie Nicks. I was obsessed with her. To this day, I haven’t gotten out of that vein of music. For example, I just bought two thousand vinyl records in one lump sum, got rid of the doubles and am having a hay day rummaging through it. I don’t really keep up with the contemporary stuff. I think I know a Nickelback tune and a few others. I’m enjoying learning backwards. I listen to singer/songwriter records now like Carole King, Ray Charles and Pete Townsend.