He is a drummer who lived in Madison, Wisconsin, and attended
the University of Wisconsin in the 1960s.While living there he met the singer-songwriter Steve
Miller
who invited him to join him in a blues band with James "Curly" Cooke
in San Francisco.They became the Steve Miller
Blues Band that evolved into the ultimately successful Steve
Miller Band
.With them he appeared with Chuck
Berry
and took part in the Monterey Pop festival and
appeared on their first five albums.His other appearances during his
career have been with artists including Jefferson Airplane, Frank
Portolese and Ben
Sidran
among
others.In 1972 he released
his own album Pipe Dream, which featured James "Curly" Cooke and
Donna Jean Godchaux of the Grateful Dread.
