Personal Inspirations
Guitarist...
Kazuhito Yamashita, Jose Feliciano, Nato Lima, Tommy Emmanuel, Chet Atkins, Junior Brown, Steven King, Doyle Dykes, Buster B Jones, Douglas Niedt, Larry Coryell, Jimmy Page, Steve Howe, Jorge Morel, Ruben Romero, Michael Chapdelaine, California Guitar Trio, LA Guitar Quartet, Michael Gulezian, Richard Smith, Nicola Hall, Mark Anthony Cruz, Scott Johnson

Inspirational Groups include...
Gipsy Kings, Stevie Wonder, Yes, The Beatles, Electric Light Orchestra, Emerson Lake and Palmer, Led Zeppelin, Grand Funk, Pink Floyd, Alice Cooper, Rush, Kiss, Black Sabbeth, The Who, Van Halen (early), Aerosmith, Queen, Spinal Tap, Steely Dan, Moody Blues, Alan Parsons, Cheap Trick, Jethro Tull, Kansas, Paul McCartney

Other...
Brave Combo (from Denton, TX), Liberace, Manuel Cruz (father), Los Trio Panchos, PDQ Bach, Riders in the Sky, The Shuffle Demons, Stylistics, Willie Nelson

Composers...
Tchaikovsky, Holst, Prokofiev, Debussey, Liszt, Mussorgsky, Ravel, Stravinsky, D. Elfman, Mancini, Andrew Lloyd Webber (Phantom, Jesus Christ), Beethoven, Mason Williams, Orff

Artists...
Salvidor Dali, Heironymus Bosch, Pietor Brugal, Fransisco Goya, Frank Lloyd Wright
Special Thanks to CD Cover Artists... Marie Kash Weltzheimer (Opening Night 1 & 2), Paul Kruger (The ART of Edgar Cruz), Rich Griendling (Guitarras de Amor) and my brother Manuel Cruz Jr, III (www.manuelcruz.com) (Spanish Blood)

Song Lyrics - A large collection of lyrics ordered alphabetically by artist!