He is a multi-instrumentalist born in Southern California
who has made his living playing mandolin. Banjo and various types of
guitars.After having become
interested in music in the 1960s he bought his first pedal steel guitar
from Sneaky Pete Kleinow of the Flying Burrito Brothers.He
became a member of the John Stewart's band and in 1974 managed to
get through an audition for the backing band for Linda
Ronstadt
, which would be his springboard to a
successful career.In 1980 he was a founding member
of the band Ronin who released a self-titled album and at the same
time became a member of James
Taylor's
band.His busy musical career has now
seen him playing for both James
Taylor and Linda
Ronstadt
for more than a decade
and has also included much work as a studio musician.Over the course of his career he
has been heard performing with acts that include Alabama,
John
Anderson, Lynn Anderson, Joan
Baez, Bon Jovi, Mary Chapin Carpenter, Billy Ray Cyrus, Neil
Diamond, Janis Ian, George Jones, Hal Ketchum, Mark
Knopfler, Kenny Loggins, Patty Loveless, Loretta Lynn, Reba
McEntire, Ronnie Milsap, Juice Newton, Stevie Nicks, The Nitty
Gritty Dirt Band, Joan Osborne, Dolly
Parton, The Pointer Sisters, Charley Pride, LeAnn Rimes, Johnny
Rodriguez, Kenny
Rogers, Earl
Scruggs, Dan Seals, Dusty Springfield, Pam
Tillis
, Randy
Travis, Travis Tritt, Tanya Tucker, Don Williams, Trisha Yearwood and
Warren Zevon to name just a few.Around 1991 he settled in Nashville as has twice been nominated for
the String Instrumentalist of the Year in the Nashville Music Awards.Appearing on numerous albums he has
featured on his own Off White Album which features The
Beatles songs
on the steel guitar as well as Retrospective by Bread, Oh Yes I
Can by David
Crosby , Christmas Album by Neil
Diamond , I Still
Have Dreams by Richie Furay, Goodbye Girl by David Gates, Thank
You For Being a Friend: The Best Of... by Andrew
Gold , Love's Only Love
by Engelbert Humperdinck, Blue Obsession by Michael McDonald, Songs
for Survivors by Graham Nash, Great Divide by Willie Nelson, Back
with a Heart by Olivia Newton John, Living in the U.S.A. by Linda
Ronstadt
, You're Only Lonely by J.D.
Souther , Flag by James
Taylor
and Maverick by Hank Williams Jr. to name just a few of
many.In the 2000s he founded
his own label, Double D.
