Aston "Family Man" Barrett, Jack Casady, Tommy Cogbill, Duck Dunn / STAX Records, Davey Faragher, Tony Garnier, Bob Glaub, Leroy Hodges / HI Records, David Hood / Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section, Hutch Hutchinson, James Jamerson / Motown, Larry Klein, Scott LaFaro, Paul McCartney, Peter Olson, Pino Palladino, Jaco Pastorius, George Porter Jr., Taras Prodaniuk, Carl Radle, Michael Rhodes, Lee Sklar, Joey Spampinato, Steve Swallow, Willie Weeks, T-Bone Wolk
Some Of My Favorite Bands & Artists
- Ryan Adams
- The Band
- The Beatles
- Booker T & the MG's
- Randall Bramblett
- Jackson Browne
- The Byrds
- James Carr
- The Cicadas
- Eric Clapton
- The Clash
- Jon Cleary
- Joe Cocker
- Elvis Costello
- Cream
- Sheryl Crow
- Rodney Crowell
- Geater Davis
- Delaney & Bonnie
- Desmond Dekker
- Dr. John
- Lucky Dube
- Doris Duke
- Bob Dylan
- Snooks Eaglin
- Bill Evans
- The Faces
- Flying Burrito Brothers
- Funkadelic
- Al Green
- Donny Hathaway
- Jimi Hendrix
- John Hiatt
- Eddie Hinton
- Millie Jackson
- Etta James
- Jane's Addiction
- Jefferson Airplane
- Keb Mo'
- Led Zeppelin
- Lyle Lovett
- Bob Marley & the Wailers
- John Mayer
- Delbert McClinton
- The Meters
- Gary Nicholson
- NRBQ
- Robert Palmer
- Parliament
- Gram Parsons
- Jaco Pastorius
- Dan Penn
- Bonnie Raitt
- Otis Redding
- Keith Richards
- The Rolling Stones
- Leon Russell
- Son Volt
- The Soul Brothers
- Howard Tate
- Toots & The Maytals
- Peter Tosh
- Allen Toussaint
- U2
- Uncle Tupelo
- Vinyl Kings
- The Violent Femmes
- Bunny Wailer
- Paul Westerberg
- Whiskeytown
- The Who
- Wilco
- Lucinda Williams
- O.V. Wright
- Dwight Yoakam
I'm a professional bass player/teacher residing in Minneapolis MN. I play bass for G.B. Leighton, Toby Lee & The HDs, and Jeff Ray & The Stakes. I'm co-host & house bassist for The MN Songwriter's Showcase. I also arrange and produce with Caleb Garn & 5 Watt Productions
Prior to joining G.B. Leighton I was a member of the Twin Cities legendary R&B/Horn band Mick Sterling & The Stud Bros from 2001-2004.
I have also appeared with Mary Cutrufello, Perri & Carey, Alicia Wiley, Cate Fierro, Rick McGuire, Murali Coryell, The Lamont Cranston Blues Band, Debra Soule, Tom Hunter and the 2006 Ruf Records Blues Caravan featuring Ian Parker (UK), Aynsley Lister (UK) and Erja Lyytinen (Finland).
I currently teach private lessons at Jim Harms' My Music Store in Golden Valley MN (763-525-0311) and at American Guitar & Band in Maple Grove MN (763-424-4888).
I'll be on radio. I'll be at Vera's. You can be anywhere. Plug 208. 109. 24. 34:8020/listen. pls into your browser or go to TwinCitiesRadio. net. Better yet, show up on the patio with the sun going down. 2901 Lyndale S. Wednesday, August 20.
It was fun sharing the stage at Bogarts with you (and using your gear. there's nothing better than not having to bring your own amp) Looks like Mass Drastic will be playing with you on Sept 26 at the Pickle Park. Should be a hoot!
sharon jones and the dap kings are playing at the state fair...in case you didn't know. my countdown to moving to nashville has begun. i'm actually doing it the first week in august. i have one month to get to as many jeff ray and the stakes shows as i possibly can!
