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I was raised on country music and grew up strumming guitar with my Father and brother Rick until I heard KISS and AEROSMITH and ANGEL around 1975 or '76.  At that same time, a buddy of mine down the street had a drum set and I took to them like stink on shit.  Mom bought me my first drum set and I have been going at it ever since.

Self taught by listening to Peter Criss of KISS, Joey Kramer of AEROSMITH Brian Downey of THIN LIZZY, Darrell Sweet of NAZARETH, Barry Brandt of ANGEL, Joe X. Dube of STARZ, , and drummers of bands and artist like HEART, THE BABYS,  BROWNSVILLE STATION, ALICE COOPER, TED NUGENT, ZEPPELIN,  UFO, CHEAP TRICK, QUEEN, GOLDEN EARRING, ON & On & On & On & On...... It might have been easier to say everything in my 4000+ record collection. Oh yea, we can't forget ANIMAL.............You get the idea? "I love Rock, Classic and Hard Rock as much as I love Southern Rock,  Glam, or Pop or Metal, Funk, Soul or Blues. A good Song is just that. A Good Song!, No matter what style." And oh, RAP SUCKS!!!

Previous band's include SPEED LIMIT & BLUE ODYSSEY both in the late 70’s. In the early 80’s, I played with Randy Stewart in NOBODY'S BUSINESS, a original band where the styles of Crosby Stills and Nash & Jackson Brown was introduced to me. Then came STEPCHILDE who mixed hard rocking originals with covers. We even got air play with our song “Aim Too Please” on the Virginia Jams Radio Show.

Next…HIGH ROLLER!! After being in the band for sometime, while splitting a show with Faucet, that’s when I met Tommy Pearson. Every time after that if I’d go see Ted Nugent, I would see Tommy and think to my self, “there’s that guy”.  If I go see Aerosmith and I’d see Tommy and think “there’s that guy”. Cheap Trick….”there’s that guy…… Blue Oyster Cult…“there’s that guy”..... Kiss…..“there’s that guy”. One night while in Shockoe Bottom I ran into that guy.

HIGH ROLLER needed a guitar player and Tommy was looking for a gig. I spent 10 year’s with HIGH ROLLER. The later part with Tommy. The funny thing is, after a period of time we both discovered when we would see each other we were both thinkin’ “HEY, THERE’S THAT GUY.”

Then  a couple years with the Metal Band PAYBACK and yes, with Tommy. After a year and a half off due to a injury I played for DR. WOO for a short time where I met Carlos Petrus. Then came a blues-boogie band called FULL CIRCLE with my brother Rick & Randy Stewart. During this time I also filled in for local rockers Hedly Lamar for about 6 months and had a 50’s band on the side with Rick and Carlos. After Full Circle called it a day, a Thin Lizzy Jam came up in the summer 0f 2007 with Randy, Tommy and Carlos and bass player Alan McCleaf and from that Rockslide was born.