I am a native of western North Carolina. My musical influence started when I began singing solo's at the age of 10 in his hometown church. Shortly afterwards, I was playing the banjo and guitar. My musical interest included bluegrass and traditional country music of the region. I am a former artist of Rustic Record, Inc. located south of Nashville, TN. I have had five CDX releases and has done well on the music row charts. The Hand, a gospel song, made number one on the Indie Country Gospel Top 20 Chart of Power Source magazine for five weeks. Bear Huggin’ and Live On The Edge are examples of my mature songwriting ability. Bear Huggin' was released on Internet radio; and on the Loud City Charts he was right in the middle of the major artist in country music.