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I've been a professional musician since I was 16. I play acoustic & electric guitar, piano & organ, bass, slide, harmonica, mandolin, dobro, autoharp, and steel pan drum. I also sing lead and backup vocals, was the vocal director and band leader for several groups. I have won an Emmy Award, am a BMI affiliated song writer, have 5 national song releases, and 1 international video release. I've played southern & classic rock, blues, R&B (Stax or Motown era), classic & new country, bluegrass, reggae, light or smooth jazz, Americana, Cajun-Zydeco. I have never toured with a major artist, but have opened shows for many of country music's best...Paisley, Chesney, Josh Turner, Sara Evans, She-Daisy, Merle, Vince, Tammy, Paycheck, Keith Whitley...the list goes on and on. Most of the notable artists that I have worked or performed with are blues artists...Tabby Thomas, Chris Thomas King, Tab Benoit, Drew Hooker (son of the late John Lee), and cajun artists Joel Sonnier and Waylon Thibodeaux. I've been in and out of Nashville since 1986, but have lived and worked here since 1999, performing or recording with many unknown artists who are seeking a label, work that includes show cases, playing on Broadway, and other clubs throughout the greater Nashville area. I worked seven months in 2006 with Virginia artist, Johnny Napp, and have appeared in several artist showcases with Nashville Star contestant, Tim Laroche. I spent nine months of 2007 touring the American west with Nashville artist Ronnie Wolf & The Pack, and have, since then, enjoyed staying home, being with my family, working locally, even a day gig, and working on the first of 6 CD's that have been on hold since I left in February of '07. I own and operate Skyline Recording & Digital Works in the West End area of Nashville, a 24-track in-house facility where I also produce demos for song writers, digital backup tracks for solo performers or bands, design logos and promo packages, which includes some photography and digital photo processing/editing.