Not long after that we played at Harold McCormick High School and got a standing ovation. I played the mandolin for about two years and then started playing guitar. I played in talent contests at school and won first place in all but one. I lost interest for about eight years but began to play again when I turned fourteen. I always played alone so I didn't learn much.
As I sat through a boring high school class, I could hear music from the hall. After class I headed to the music room and played an electric guitar. I really liked the sound. I played off and on with a few friends. One special friend, Bobby Stockton, got me interested in bluegrass. We played together for about ten years before he went to be with the Lord. Janice, my wife, and I really miss him.
Years later I played some with Janice and Janine but we all played guitar - kind of boring. I began playing banjo with them. We went from country and soft rock to country and soft rock with a blue-grass twist.
Randy used to come and watch us play at The Chucky Trading Company Restaurant. We got to know him and found out he played bass. We've been together for several years now. So today, we're all keeping our day jobs, and as long as it doesn't cost us more than three or four thousand dollars a year, we're going to keep playing.
Oh yeah, our last CD (Tomahawk Fly-Away) was made at Tom T. Hall's studio. I just wanted to say that Tom T. came directly to us and said that if we ever needed anything he would call us!