He was living in a small town with no musical mentor and with peers who were happier hanging out on the streets playing football.
He is regarded by some as the musical mentor of The Beatles, and has been called the "sixth Beatle".
Benny Goodman was his earliest musical mentor, and remained a strong influence throughout his career.
Adams credits Heartsman as one of his musical mentors.
Her first husband and musical mentor, Raymond Scott, died just five months earlier.
Tony Gould played piano and worked with the students as a musical mentor.
Keough is a bass guitar player in Presley's band, and also serves as her musical mentor.
His career as a musical mentor really took off when he retired in the early 1970s and began teaching traditional fiddle playing in local schools.
Upon hearing this recording, Navarro expressed great interest in Alborán and became his musical mentor.
Ernie is active as a musical mentor in schools and community music programs.