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.