I was born August 5, 1949 in Dallas, GA. I started playing guitar at age 10. At age 12, I started playing guitar at local American Legions, and VFW's. I played clarinet and drums in the high school band. At 15, I moved to Smyrna, GA and helped form a group called "The Ledgens". We signed a recording contract with ABC Paramount Records when I was 16. We did a summer tour across the United States in the summer or '66 with four other groups. I joined the "King James Version" in 1969 in Jacksonville, FL. Members of that band included Leon "Thumper" Wilkeson, Butch Lanham, and Buzzy Deloach. Throughout the 60's, 70's, 80's, and 90's, I played concerts and clubs all over the United States. I did some studio work in Tampa, Miami, Jacksonville, Atlanta, Muscle Shoals, Los Angeles, New York, Dalton, and Minneapolis/St. Paul. I have shared the stage with such notables as Lynyrd Skynyrd, Ted Nugent, Foghat, Wet Willie, Van Morrison, Pat Travers, and many others. I started playing guitar with Christian singers in 2001, and started playing exclusively in church venues in 2006. I started teaching guitar and bass in 2002. I prayed for years that God would use the talents he Blessed me with to glorify His kingdom, and I was given that opportunity when I was asked to join Eight Days After in 2010. Now as I enter 2014, I will be starting my own music ministry along with some Dear Friends & Men & Women of God.