American bluegrass instrumentalist (banjo, resonator guitar, Scruggs style guitar). Born December 3, 1944 in Fair Oaks, North Carolina. Died March 11, 2023.
Co-founder of The Gentlemen of Bluegrass. Played with several regional bands before joining the touring groups Carolina Sonshine and Lorraine Jordan & Carolina Road.
Had his own West Station Studio in which many well known bluegrass talents have recorded.
Married Lorraine Jordan in 1994.
Retired from school administration and has an earned doctorate from Vanderbilt University in Nashville, TN.