Not much to say.
Yes. In high school, never as an adult.
Carole King and Dean Dillon are probably chief among many, and I find that ironic as Carole King was one of Dean Dillon's influences. I'll add Jimmy Web, Steve Dorf and fellow Aussies, Lee Kernaghan, Troy Cassar-Daly and Joy McKean.
My ageing laptop and a selection of guitars I can't play as well as I'd like to.