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Born and raised in the Midwestern heartland of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, (which is connected to many highways that lead to Midwestern music meccas such as Minneapolis, Chicago, St. Louis, Kansas City, Madison, etc.) Craig has drawn upon the inspiration of wide open spaces, mysterious midnight highway excursions, and the nearby intensity of funky big city life.|Mixing styles and life influences into a stew of blues, rock, funk, jazz, fusion with a distinctive 70’s influence akin to Cream, Hendrix, ZZ Top, Trower, Zeppelin, Johnny Winter, Tommy Bolin, Free, Frank Marino, and spicing it up with hints of more recent ingredients such as Govt Mule, Derek Truck, Robert Randolph, King’s X, Red Hot Chili Peppers and others. From Robert Johnson to Eric Johnson, Chris Whitley to Shawn Lane, Erickson draws from many sources and his own intense life experience to forge a unique and somewhat addictive and inspirational sound.|His earliest musical influences were found growing up in a home with a jazz guitarist father and piano teacher mother (Craig’s sister is a versatile musician as well).|Craig started cornet at age 8 and switched to guitar at 12. Fronting many bands in junior high and high school, composing and recording a vast number of songs on home demos by age 16. He joined ...
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