Since about 1969

1972 - the Guess Who - Went with some friends from high school. It rocked!

1972 Gibson Les Paul, 1966 Fender Bassman. My Dad got me the Les Paul when I graduated high school. Traded my old 66 Fender Super Reverb to Cid Sanchez for the Bassman.

The Rolling Stones. I heard Get Your Ya Ya's Out - Love In Vain. Became a Blues addict.

I play lead guitar and sing with Texas Pearl - a country band - and play with Retroactive - a classic rock band. Doing shows with Texas Pearl and Retroactive and sitting in with other bands from time to time - like Mouth Full of Badness.

The Allman Brothers. They solidified my addiction to the Blues.

I've played shows where all I could see was people. I don't know the count. Most memorable show was playing with Sam Stephens, Cid Sanchez, Chris Layton, and a harmonica player from Austin at the Navy Base in Corpus Christi Texas. I played rhythm guitar (a little lead) and sang. Cid is the best guitar player I've played with - can play anything. We all know about Chris (seen him on TV many times with Stevie Ray).

My own - Troubled Ground. I wrote the songs, played lead guitar, and love the songs like they were my children.