Raised on a dairy farm in Bluemont, Virginia, I had other interests. I was very much a part of my music. There were musicians in my mother’s family.
“Tell Me Know Lies” was the first song recorded when I was fourteen years old.
I spent five years studying music in high school and sang in my church choir.
In 1980, I started writing my songs late at night. I had a musician friend that would collaborate with me twice a week. I wrote all of my songs and he did alot of the guitar instrumentals on some of my songs that I wrote in the 80’s. In 2015 I wrote and recorded demos of my latest songs.
I was greatly inspired by Marty Stuart, whom I met at a concert during this time.