Pioneertown, CA USA
Joined April 2008
I have been playing guitar for over 50 years and I still love to play. At 13 I formed my first band, The Excells, next, The Christophers, Revised Edition, and The Sunsigns. I have had many bands throughout my life and have also been in, or played with many, many other bands including the years I played wth Dick Dale as one of the Del-tones. The way I met Dick Dale, one of my childhood idols, is funny! He had a club in Riverside close to where I lived and one night my mom drew a mustache on me and put a cowboy hat on my head to make me look old enough to get in. It worked, I met Dick Dale and soon after he learned that I played guitar, he had me over to his house and started teaching me to play bass. I worked in his club and toured around the country with Dick Dale and the Del-tones for several years. I also recorded with him at RCA Records. During and after that time I had my own bands and once again toured around the country with, Billy Kaye and Kanyon. Music has and always will be part of who I am. I am in the process of recording and releasing a new album. My home is my studio and I hope to have a finished product this fall. On another note, I reconnected with a good friend from my past on New Year's Day 2007 and 11 months later we got married. Kathy is the love of my life, she gave me a new lease on life and has renewed my desire to get back into my carrier musically. I never really believed in the term "soulmate" until now!