If I had been a girl, my mama was gonna name me Eugenia, after my dad. I am SO thankful that I was born a boy. No offence dad or anyone of you named Eugenia.

I play guitar with a local group in Springfield, known as Commom Bond and also with a group called Crossroad Connection. We play mostly classic country songs or songs that I write as well as many gospel standards. We play a couple of times a month at a Senior center near here as well as at a local restaurant.

It enables unsigned artists to get their songs out to the general public to get a feel of how well they will be received. Also the ability to have your songs heard by other song writers to critique is a valuable tool.

More than likely, yes...

I started playing guitar in the mid '60's and was hooked on the county pickers and loved the way they put the 'twang in their playing. I loved to hear Don Rich, with Buck Owens who would add all those signature licks in each song they did. I liked watching people like Glen Campbell and Roy Clark on Hee Haw. I was amazed at their ability to sing and play the way they did. I wanted someday to be able to do that. I entered the military and joined a country band in Germany with some other GI's and we got pretty good, at least I thought so. After getting out of the military, I played with a group in Texas before moving to Missouri. I played in night clubs for several years, but now I am just playing at senior centers and at a local restaurant. I still like to put that country flavor in my songs as you will hear.

I grew up in the mid-west and the biggest thing we had to do on Saturday night was listen to the Grand Ole Opry. I remember sitting there listening to the guitar part on Marty Robbins' "El Paso" and just getting goose bumps. Or just watching Glen Campbell, or Roy Clark on Hee Haw "pickin' the fire outta that thang" I have always loved the guitar and how it could add so much to a song. I was always impressed with the writer of the song as well as the singer. Haggard was and still is one of my favorites. He has penned some of the best country songs to date. Others like Harlan Howard and Bill Anderson soon got my attention and I wanted to try my hand at writing. I was about 16 or so when I wrote my first song. I have many early childhood influences, but I got to say, my biggest one would have to be my mother. She could take a simple song and just with her voice, get more out of it than most big church choirs. She sang from her soul. What a great example she was in my life and continues to be. I sure miss her.

Any where that you can just get away from it all and enjoy nature and not let the cares of this world interfer. Like Ricky Skaggs said "Life's too long to live like this"

I play a Taylor acoustic and a Fender Telecaster B bender.

I just finished my first CD titled "The Secret" which features 12 original songs of mine. I feel honored to have had the chance to work with Bruce Hoffman with Hoffman Studio Productions in Reeds Spring, Missouri. What an incredible fiddle player as well as steel guitar, and a great guy to work with if you ever need to do a project. If you ever get the chance to see him perform live, it will be time and money well spent. He plays with Buck Trent as well as Pam Tillis and many others in the Branson, Missouri area. He also has cd's available. Visit his website at www.fiddlerusa.com. Also working with Dean Holman (who is the dobro player with Joe Nichols) was such a treat and just icinig on the cake. He is so talented. Let me know where you are from and sign my book. I sure would appreciate any comment you would leave. Thanks and God Bless