Beatles 65, or Beatles For Sale.  Mr. Moonlight and Baby’s in Black.  This is the first album I bought with my own money.  They took a dark turn with this one.

   Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band.  A seminal year in my life and in the life of my generation.

   Traffic.  Mr. Fantasy.  Steve Winwood remains for me the quintessential male rock vocalist, even if 45 years later I still don’t understand most of his lyrics.

   Disraeli Gears.  Tales of Brave Ulysses.  An introduction to guitar heroes that would influence my musical tastes forever.  Eric was God then.

   Retrospective, Buffalo Springfield.  Although my oldest brother first played these sounds for me, it was much later that I began to appreciate that country influence on rock.  There is great and really influential stuff here.

   Mr. Tambourine Man.  The Byrds.  I wanted to be as cool as Roger McGuinn and play guitar like Steve Stills.

   Surrealistic Pillow, Jefferson Airplane.  Introduction to psychedelia and the San Francisco sound.  Jorma and Jack still make great music as Hot Tuna.

   Live Dead.  I lost my way for a while, becoming a "Deadhead."  The dropout life just seemed so tempting for someone who was already half way gone.

   We’re Only In It For The Money, The Mothers of Invention.  The message here is not to take your teenaged, angst ridden self so seriously.  Does this cover look familiar?  See #2 above!

   Crosby, Stills and Nash.  Woodstock.  Peace love and harmonies. 

   The Ventures play Telstar and The Lonely Bull.  To this day, I am transported to public beaches with the smell of Coppertone, VFW picnics and seeing my parents enjoy a happier time.

   Brothers In Arms.  Dire Straits.  Actually anything that includes Mark Knopfler, but for many, this is his Magnus Opus.  I still believe Sultans of Swing saved the world from the predations of Disco.

   Claire de Lune, Music of Debussy by James Galway and Marisa Robles.  Threw you a curve here didn’t I?  I go here when my soul needs some time off.  It is more visual than any other music I know.

   A Touch of Class.  Angel Romero.  I told you I worshipped guitar players!

   Wrecking Ball.  EmmyLou Harris.  With this album I was introduced to a "roots" sound which has since led me to The Chieftains, Patsy Cline, Sonny Landreth and a host of others exploring this genre.

   Damn!  There are so many more I want to add to this list!