In 1990 I went back to playing
solo and soon found myself opening up for , The
Band, The
Austin Lounge Lizards, Dan
Hicks, Jerry
Jeff Walker, Norman
Blake, Steve
Forbert, Leon
Redbone and countless Blues acts that
came through town. This coupled with a weekly
gig at a local hot spot, Flanagan’s, enabled
me to record a couple of cds on the Hot Fudge
label. I was also a part of the trio Two
Bobs and a Babe which included Hot
Fudge label-mates Bob Dorr and Molly Nova.
My music is Blues/Folk based but
depending where I'm playing, you might find me
covering a jazz standard, Robert
Johnson, Lyle
Lovett or doing a set of my own
tunes. My Finger-picking guitar style can be
traced back to my high school years of listening
to Hot
Tuna, Doc
Watson and all the Blues and
Bluegrass albums I could get my hands on. My
slide playing has been influenced by Johnny
Winter, Lowell
George and Ry
Cooder. For slide I use a '29
National and for most of my regular guitar work
I use a '35 Epiphone archtop. My song writing
has been heavily influenced by the Texas
songwriters and tends towards self-deprecating
humor.
