I was 14 when I started playing harmonica and quickly got into guitar when a friend taught me how to play slide with a butterknife in open tuning. I love the sound of slide guitar whether it's bottleneck, a dobro, Weissenborn, lap steel, Pedal Steel or whatever

One of the first Rock concerts I saw was Jimi Hendrix with Sly and The Family Stone opening for him when I was 16. The whole event was remarkable. Besides being the LOUDEST experience of my life, Jimi was just magical.

I use a range of acoustic guitars, electrics, lapsteels and slide guitars. On solo gigs I play a Santa Cruz VS protoype and occasionally a Lazy River Weissenborn-style Hawaiian guitar. With bands it varies. Lately for electric guitar it's been a Fender Nocaster reissue through a brownface Fender Tremolux in a 2x10 Super box...but it will change

All sorts of people. I listened to a lot of folk music, blues, R&B and country music, but I listen to a lot of other music as well; including jazz, what is now called world music, Mexican music..anything that sounds good.

I've played in bands for years. Currently I play solo gigs mostly. I have players available for band gigs and am looking for touring opportunities to work more in that format.

Living-Ry Cooder. He knows more about American music(and music from a lot of other places too) than anyone I know and I could learn a lot from him.
Dead- John Lennon. He was a great songwriter and had a really open mind. Seems like he would be fun to jam with.

Denver. 4000 people. Most memorable one? They're all memorable- probably hasn't happened yet..

The first Paul Butterfield album. I first heard it at boarding school. Why? Because it's a great album.