His early guitar influences were Scotty Moore, James Burton, Chet Atkins, Charlie Byrd, Les Paul and the Brazilian Bossa Nova artist, Laurindo Almeida.
His early guitar influences were Scotty Moore. His early guitar influences were James Burton. His early guitar influences were Chet Atkins. His early guitar influences were Charlie Byrd. His early guitar influences were Les Paul. His early guitar influences were the Brazilian Bossa Nova artist. Laurindo Almeida was the Brazilian Bossa Nova artist.