Ashley McCabe

July 20, 2009

Ashley McCabe: Los Angeles, California, United States; Countless young musicians can recite a litany of artists who have inspired them, but Ashley McCabe trumps them all. Indeed, this budding guitar virtuoso didn’t just dream about playing with the big guys - her career was actually launched by one of her heroes - Frankie Banali, owner/drummer of the multi-Platinum group Quiet Riot.Gravitating towards the ‘70s and ‘80s rock,Ashley was heavily influenced by genre giants like Quiet Riot, Guns n Roses, Mötley Crüe, Kiss, Ozzy Osborne, Whitesnake, Ramones, Queen, Metallica, and Aerosmith, as well as female trailblazers like Janis Joplin, Joan Jett and Lita Ford.