Complex sentence: His early guitar influences were Scotty Moore, James Burton, Chet Atkins, Charlie Byrd, Les Paul and the Brazilian Bossa Nova artist, Laurindo Almeida.
Split into simpler sentences: His early guitar influences were Scotty Moore and James Burton. Other notable influences were Chet Atkins, Charlie Byrd, Les Paul and the Brazilian Bossa Nova artist, Laurindo Almeida.