"I've been fortunate to work and play with some fine people. To list all of the folks who've influenced me would take too long for any web page. Let me just tell you about some of the places I've lived and some of the musicians who've helped me along the way."

People

Paul Barrere

Great guitar player for Little Feat, and sometimes golf opponent. Paul played guitar on three tracks I recorded with Big Bang Theory.

Gary Burton

Gary is a grammy award winning jazz vibraphone player and inventor of the four mallet technique. I worked with Gary when I worked for the Berklee College of Music in Boston.

J. Geils

Guitar player and leader of the J.Geils band. Met him through horses. His wife Chris knew my wife Amy. Chris let Amy keep her horse at the Geils farm for a summer.

 Lowell George

Singer, slide guitar player, founder and former leader of Little Feat. I jammed with Lowell on several occasions. He offered me much advice and wisdom in the short time I knew him.

David Mash

Music Synthesis pioneer, author, composer, and former member of the jazz-fusion band Ictus. I worked with David at Berklee.

Bill Payne

Keyboard player for Little Feat. I love the way Bill plays. I jammed with him years ago (a rare opportunity since we're both keyboard players). It was fun to trade licks with the master.

Gary Shane

A Boston rock legend. Best known for his local hits "Johnny's Coletran" and "Shadow World". I played keyboards with Gary's band for three years. I played on his Love is the Liquor CD.

Fred Tackett

Fred is a fine person, musician, and guitar player. He and I became friends when I lived out in LA. We've played and jammed together many times. Fred's a member of Little Feat now.

Bedford, MA

Suburban Boston town where I grew up, and also where I met my wife, Amy.

Cleveland, OH

I lived in Cleveland while I attended Case Western Reserve University's joint music program with the Cleveland Institute of Music. After my first semester, I was in an accident which put me in the hospital for a while, and caused me to lose my left leg (below knee). After the accident I decided to stay around Boston for a while.

Boston, MA

I lived in Boston while attending Boston College. Later, I worked for quite a while at the Berklee College of Music.

Topanga, CA

I moved to California and set up camp in Topanga for a few years. I met many fine musicians and friends.

Concord, MA

Returned to Massachusetts, met my wife, Amy Goode, and we started our family.

Harvard, MA

Quite a bit west of Boston, in Central Massachusetts, we had enough of a house to raise our family, some band rehearsal space, and a small barn for our horses.

Normal, IL

The folks at Illinois Wesleyan University heard about my work at the Berklee College of Music and made a good offer. We loaded up the truck and here we are in Central Illinois.