▁and ▁Van ▁Hal en . ▁Sim m ons ▁has ▁also ▁been ▁c ited ▁as ▁a ▁major ▁influence ▁to ▁T racy ▁G , ▁the ▁guitar ist ▁from ▁D io . ▁Rec ently , ▁he ▁has ▁been ▁interview ed ▁for ▁Greg ▁Ren off ' s ▁popular ▁book , ▁Van ▁Hal en ▁R ising . ▁ ▁Sim m ons ▁is ▁influenced ▁by ▁gen res , ▁such ▁as , ▁soul , ▁country ▁and ▁Real ▁Blues . ▁ ▁In ▁addition , ▁he ▁c ites ▁All ▁H ail , ▁Ch uck ▁Ber ry , ▁Little ▁Richard , ▁John ▁Lee ▁Hook er , ▁Ste vie ▁Wonder , ▁Ot is ▁Red ding , ▁Robert ▁Johnson ▁as ▁additional ▁musical ▁influ ences . ▁ ▁Past ▁projects ▁ ▁Yan kee ▁Rose ▁ ▁Sim m ons ▁was ▁the ▁guitar ist ▁of ▁Yan kee ▁Rose , ▁a ▁popular ▁rock ▁band ▁in ▁the ▁ 7 0 s ▁and ▁ 8 0 s . ▁Yan kee ▁Rose ▁frequently ▁performed ▁at ▁many ▁of ▁the ▁popular ▁clubs ▁in ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁and ▁Hollywood , ▁sharing ▁the ▁stage ▁many ▁notable ▁acts , ▁such ▁as , ▁ ▁Mov ies ▁and ▁A unt i - Up ▁at ▁Hong ▁Kong ▁Ca fe , ▁Dol ph ins , ▁P ops icles , ▁A xis ▁and ▁Sm ile , ▁and ▁Gilbert ▁Gram ▁at ▁the ▁Tr ou bad our , ▁Er in ' s ▁All ▁Stars , ▁The ▁Bl itz ▁B ros , ▁the ▁Pen ny ' s , ▁the ▁Rab ble , ▁W yn ield , ▁and ▁Ob ry an , ▁at ▁the ▁Star wood , ▁and