He is a singer-songwriter and bassist who grew up in
Los Angeles and has been active in the music industry since the 1970s.After having played in bands I his
teenage years and also trying his hand out at a life on the road, he return
to Los Angeles and began by performing a diverse range of gigs, with one
where he arranged a backing band led by John Belushi at a party for Paul Mcartney.
It wasn't too long before he
was offered a record deal in 1979 which allowed him to see success with the
hits "Fool in Love With You" and "We Were Meant to be Lovers" and three
album releases.This in turn
saw him touring Asia, touring the United States with the Beach Boys as
their opener and appearing on several television shows.Putting his own recordings to one
side during the 1980s, he performed as a singer and musician with artists
such as Jimmy Buffett, Dan Fogelberg, Andy Gibb, Vince Gill and Nicolette
Larson and then he decided to relocate to Nashville and work as a
songwriter.This was an extremely
successful move for him and since that time his hits songs include "Hometown
Honeymoon" by Alabama and "Fishin' in the Dark" by The Nitty Gritty Dirt
Band and others have been recorded by countless artists that include John
Anderson, The Everly Brothers, Faith Hill, James Ingram, Brenda Lee, Patty
Loveless, The Oak Ridge Boys, Marty Robbins, Kenny Rogers, Dusty
Springfield, Pam Tillis, Travis Tritt and Tanya Tucker and many more. Once the 1990s came around he
decided to record a further two albums and become a co-founder of Run
C&W with the songwriter Vince Melamed, Russell Smith of the Amazing
Rhythm Aces and Bernie Leadon of the Eagles.2000 saw him releasing a further solo album, starting
his own Grifftone Records and also co-founding The Vinyl Kings. He currently tours as a solo artist
and also in the duo Freebo and Photoglo as well as taking part in workshops
for songwriters. Albums he has
appeared on during the course of his career include his own Fool in Love
With You, The Thin Man, Fly Straight Home and Sparks in the
Radio as well as Killin' Time by Clint Black, Licence to
Chill by Jimmy Buffett, I Fell in Love by Carlene Carter, Interiors
by Roseanne Cash, Live by Dan Fogelberg, Folk is the New Black by
Janis Ian, Mirror by Bernie Leadon, Love is Strange by Kenny
Rogers, Into the Twangy-First Century by Run C&W, I Believe
by B.J. Thomas, A Little Trip and Time Machine by The Vinyl
Kings.In the movies his co-written
song with Michael McDonald, "Meaning of Love", has appeared in What
Planet Are You From?
