- From Livingston, Montana.
- He is a singer/songwriter who has been a member of numerous bands: Medicine Wheel, Wheel Hoss, Deep River, Kane’s River, Loose Ties, the Growling Old Men (with Ben Winship), the John Lowell Band (a European touring group), Two Bit Franks and the Lone Mountain Trio.
- He worked as a purchasing agent for Gibson musical instruments.
- 2012, released solo project I Am Going to the West (no label).
- 2019, released The Long Stretch of Gravel album (Beartooth).