| MUSICAL BIO & SOME OLD PICS |
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| I began writing songs in Virginia at age 12 until hitchhiking to California at 18 with only a $20 bill in my pocket. In Hollywood, while working odd jobs during the day, I attended several popular- style songwriting workshops and seminars at night as well as studied music with various music schools and instrumental teachers while learning how to play acoustic guitar and electric bass. After nearly ten years of studying songwriting, playing in a variety of bands, and performing on over 100 demo-level recording sessions, I relocated to Nashville for a well-earned break. Before leaving Los Angeles for Nashville, I unwittingly forwarded all of my belongings in 75 very large boxes via “General Delivery” since I did not know exactly where I would be living. Upon arriving in Guitar City, I was told by a very angry Nashville postmaster that General Delivery was only for a letter and that I had the largest General Delivery in USPS history (sorry and thank you!). Using Nashville as my home base, I then played in several local Nashville bands until performing in a traveling “top 40” dance band for five shows a night, six nights a week nonstop for two years across the Deep South and Midwest. Eventually, I settled back home in Richmond where I would rewrite the songs I had written while on the road and in L.A. by performing them at hundreds of open mic night shows in the Richmond area during a 10- year period. Now, after a lifetime of songwriting, I finally recorded my first CD: Ten Tales To Be Told. I would consider my songwriting style “popular Americana.” |
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