b. November 2, 1949 in Belvidere, Illinois. US musician, songwriter and painter based in California . He plays bass in Chris Isaak's band Silvertone. His best-known tune is Killing the Blues, which has been covered by John Prine, Chris Smither, Shawn Colvin, Seán Keane and Robert Plant and Alison Krauss on their 2007 album, [m=41031].