Nicole Atkins performs at La Zona Rosa during SXSW in Austin, Texas on March 18, 2010 Nicole Atkins (b. 10/1/78) is an American singer-songwriter. Her influences include 1950s crooner music, 1960s psychedelia, soul music, and the Brill Building style of writing. Atkins has been compared to Roy Orbison and singers from the Brill Building era….