Will's Canon of Influences Countdown - #6

I was just thinking that a nice entry or series of entries for the blog might be a list of some of the records that have inspired the project directly or indirectly. Maybe we could each do a top ten!

6.  Greatest Hits by Mitch Ryder and the Detroit Wheels

This band is the greatest influence on Will Witkowski, who basically models his band The Five Wits after Mitch Ryder's group, then gives them the look of The Music Machine or The Lollipop Shoppe, sort of with some medieval imagery. Will basically gauges himself as a drummer against Johnny Bee, who he claims at alternating points throughout his life as a friend, mentor, and rival. It's unclear whether Johnny Bee even knows Will, of course. A good song to post would be "Sock It to Me." Will brings Arthur into the band to play organ, then Arthur overshadows everyone else in the group, like a young Steve Winwood.