Welcomes you . . .

I am a singer/songwriter (my strongest attributes) and a multi-instrumentalist playing rhythm/lead guitar, bass, drums, keyboards and piano. I started singing at the age of 7. I've been playing guitar and drums since 1976. I switched to bass guitar from the drums when my band needed a bassist when I was 16 years old. It was then that I realized I had found my niche, especially when it came to playing bass and singing at the same time. Piano and keyboards came about at age 26.

(Me with my brother, Keith, on drums, 1976, Long Beach, Ca.) 

My earliest influences of music and bands were songs my momma played on the radio when I was 3 or so. My earliest memories of who I listened to on the radio when I was 7 were The Partridge Family, Gilbert O'Sullivan, The Jackson Five, Bobby Sherman, David Cassidy, Paul McCartney & Wings to name a few. I used to sing with the radio to the kids on my block using a flashlight as my microphone. My biggest influence overall in music is Elton John, hands down ... and his band mates are my favorite as well! His was my first concert, Denver, Co., McNichols Arena, November 1975, supporting the Rock of the Westies album. Thank you Elton, Bernie (he came up on stage at one point), Dee, Davey, Nigel, Caleb, Ray, Kenny, Roger & James. Other influences include The 5th Dimension, Rare Earth David Bowie, The Sweet, Steely Dan, Led Zeppelin, Bad Company, The Doobie Bros., The Who, Yes, Chicago, The Chi-Lites, KISS, Neil Young, Three Dog Night, Rick Derringer, The Commadores, Carol King, Neil Diamond, Bachman Turner Overdrive, Steve Miller Band, Aerosmith, Alice Cooper, Deep Purple, Barry White, Queen (2nd concert), War, Grand Funk Railroad, The Guess Who, The O'Jays, Foreigner, Rufus/Featuring Chaka Khan, Sly & the Family Stone, Van Halen, Rush & a lot more! You can see music covers I've done on my You Tube channel found on the social media link page.