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Briarcliff, Texas pedal steel guitarist.

He was born in Los Angeles in 1947 and began making music in the early 60's bluegrass scene in Southern California, where he studied with Clarence and Roland White, Billy Ray Latham, many others and was mentored by Red Rhodes in 1968. He started playing steel guitar with Linda Ronstadt's Stone Poneys band, and got his first taste of national touring.

After a short year with Ronstadt and three years of California honkytonks, in 1970, he joined a band with Boomer Castleman, and Michael Martin Murphey. He moved to Austin Texas in 1972 and rejoined Michael Martin Murphey's Cosmic Cowboy Orchestra (2 albums), also picking and recording with BW Stevenson (the original My Maria), and Jerry Jeff Walker (Viva Terlingua) and more.

He was a member of The Cornell Hurd Band from 1997 to 2003.

APPEARANCES +


B.W. Stevenson
My Maria & Calabasas
2019, ,
Country/Soft Rock/Country Rock
Alvin Crow
Too Country
2018, CD, Album, Not On Label (Alvin Crow Self-Released), ,
Country
Alvin Crow
Texas Christmas For You And Me
2016, 2xCD, Album, Not On Label (Alvin Crow Self-Released)
Tony Harrison (14) And Hot Texas
Swingin' Big
2010, CD, Not On Label, ,
Country/Western Swing
Dale Watson
The Truckin' Sessions Vol. 2
2009, ,
Country/Honky Tonk
Mike Runnels
Jukebox Boulevard
2008, CD, Album, Lucky Penny Records (2), ,
Country
Various
Luckenbach! Compadres! Songs Of Luckenbach Texas
2006
Caterina Valente
The Hi-Fi Nightingale...
2006, CD, ,
Vocal
James Hand
Live From The Saxon Pub Austin TX
2004, CD, Album, Knight Klub Records
Bobby Flores
Just For The Record
2003, CD, Album, Yellow Rose Records (4)
Cosmic Dust Devils
Cosmic Dust Devils
2002, CD, Little Train Records, Independent Records Inc.
Herb Steiner And The Retrobillies*
Rancho Rhythm Roundup
2002, CD, Album, Retrobilly Records, Herb Steiner Music
The Cornell Hurd Band With Johnny Bush And Marti Brom
Song Of South Austin
2002, CD, Album, Behemoth Records (2)
Penny Jo Pullus
My Turn To Howl
2002, ,
Country/Country Rock
Brigitte London
Modern Day Mae West
2001, CDr, Album, Blutry Music, ,
Country/Honky Tonk
Peter Keane
Another Kind Of Blue
2000, CD, Album, Broken White Records
Dale Watson
From The Start!
2000
Bob Childers
Circles Toward The Sun
1999, CD, Album, RE, Binky Records
Brandy Davidson
My One And Only
1999, CD, Not On Label (Brandy Davidson Self-released), ,
Country
The Studebakers
Now And Then
1998, CD, Album, Not On Label
Johnny Bush
Talk to My Heart
1998
Dale Watson
I Hate These Songs
1997, CD, Album, HighTone Records, ,
Country/Honky Tonk
Jerry Jeff*
A Man Must Carry On Volume 2
1997
Various
Austin Country Nights
1995, CD, Album, Comp, Watermelon Records
Wayne Hancock
Thunderstorms And Neon Signs
1995
Caryl P. Weiss
The Twin Star Sampler
1994, CD, Album, Comp, Twinstar Records, ,
Folk/Bluegrass/Celtic/Country
Terry Clarke
Call Up A Hurricane
1990
Various
The Austin Christmas Collection (Third Edition)
1984, LP, Album, Felicity Records, ,
Holiday
Various
Texas Folk & Outlaw Music (Kerrville Festivals 1972-1976)
1983, ,
Country/Folk
Gary P. Nunn
Home With The Armadillo Live At Austin City Limits
1983
Various
Kerrville Folk Festival 1978
1982, LP, Album, Kerrville Folk Festival
Michael Murphey*
Michael Murphey
1974
Various
Kerrville Folk Festival 1973 Vol. 2
1973, LP, Ltd, Kerrville Folk Festival
B. W. Stevenson*
My Maria
1973
Jerry Jeff Walker
¡Viva Terlingua!
1973
Michael Murphey*
Cosmic Cowboy Souvenir
1973
Jerry Jeff Walker
Jerry Jeff Walker
1972, ,
Country Rock/Country
Caterina Valente
Caterina - The Greatest... In Any Language
1961, Vinyl, ,
Vocal
Faron
This Town
CD, Gen*u*ine Recordings
B. W. Stevenson*
My Maria
1973, ,
Folk Rock/Country Rock/Country