A long time ago I was a musician based out of Lubbock Texas. During that time Lubbock had a very active music scene that I was lucky to be a part of. I had the pleasure of working with many great musicians during that time like (not in any order) Cary Banks, Pete Daia, Jack Tyson, Lloyd Maines, Cal Freeman, Chris Wilkerson, Paul Culver, Steve Williams, Danny Darling, Tony Adams and many others. I quit music for a long time then my nephew acquired interest in music which renewed my interest. My nephew is one of the lucky few who has a tremendous talent. He is a great singer/songwriter. With that said, I write songs and do home recording of my stuff because it’s fun and (at least in my mind) keeps me connected to music. I use a drum track and play all the other instruments. That way I'm not dependant on outside sources.
Beatles, Waylon Jennings, Led Zeppelin, Tony Bennett, Delbert McClinton, Robert Johnson, Little Feat, Dave Edmunds, Nick Lowe, The Clash, Willie Nelson, Spooky Tooth, Emitter, D'jango Rinehart, Rolling Stones, Dave Brubeck, Roy Orbison, Buffalo Springfield, Gram Parsons, Bob Dylan, Bob Wills, The Who, Dire Straits, John Kay (steppenwolf), Luciano Pavarotti, Johnny Horton, Buddy Holly, Stan Kenton, Sonny Curtis, Willis Alan Ramsey, Johnny Cash, Ray Wiley Hubbard also I'm a big fan of Nine Inch Nails, Filter and Kings of Leon.