Artist description Acoustic guitar and vocals with an emphasis on songwriting first ... if the song isn't there, why bother? My recordings include other players (John Patitucci, Jim Keltner, Vinnie Colaiuta, Victor Feldman, David Wilcox), but my concerts are almost always solo acoustic.

Music Style Acoustic - Folk

Musical Influences Grew up listening to Kingston Trio, then Beatles, then singer/songwriters, CSN and even XTC

Similar Artists James Taylor - Bruce Cockburn - Pierce Pettis - David Wilcox

Artist History I started playing when I was 10 ... now 46 years old (yikes, I'm an old guy)! Six albums since 1979. Although I'm known primarily as a Christian artist (and this does work it's way into the songs), I'm not a propagandist ... I'm a musician. Still touring and I still love this work. I've learned that the measure of a succesful career is not how much money you have, but how much hotel soap you have at home.

Instruments Acoustic guitar

Albums FIRST THINGS FIRST (1979) -- MATTERS OF THE HEART (1982) -- NON-FICTION (1985) -- LORD OF THE PAST: A COMPILATION (1989) -- SONGS FROM BRIGHT AVENUE (1991) -- SMALL GRACES (1997)

Location Orange County, CA - USA

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