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The Guess Who - Really opened me up to classic rock, and I'm sure has molded my enjoyment of bands with singers who can shatter glass with their voice (manifested in my enjoyment of SoundGarden).
Nas - Hearing "One Mic" got me to buy his album, and subsequently begin to thouroughly enjoy rap and hip-hop. Before I heard it, I had been generally dismissive of, even against those types of music. Now half of my albums are rap or hip-hop.
Medeski, Martin, and Wood as well as Robert Cray - First jazz group and jazz/blues artist that I really really enjoyed, and got me more into jazz and blues.
U2 - Not exactly sure how they've affected me, but having heard "The Joshua Tree" numerous times from childhood on (thanks to my dad) and loving it, definitely had some sort of impact.
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