My path has been a serpentine one. I’ve followed the music
wherever it led me. I started off playing saxophone in a western swing
band, then clarinet in a jazz duet. I began to write songs at the piano.
First, a trickle, then a torrent. I’ve played in jug bands, bar bands,
original bands, country bands and R&B bands. Performed in smoky
bars, lounges, coffeehouses, rock clubs, street fairs, parks, parades,
farmers markets, swanky birthday parties, halls, hotels, memory care
facilities, auditoriums, and the Palace Theater in Los Angeles. I’ve
played for oldsters, toddlers, teenagers, hippies, bikers, moms, dads,
rockers, off-their-rockers, dancers, doctors, dog-lovers, cat people,
lawyers, veterans, administrative assistants, babies, and the president of
the United States (once). I’ve written over 400 songs, some of which
have piqued the interest of Screamin’ Jay Hawkins, Michael Bloom
(Joe Cocker’s manager and one of the founders of Woodstock) and
Carlos Santana among others.