| Member Since | 4/1/2008 | | Band Members |  THE GRAYHAWK BAND conists of Grayhawk Perkins, Myself, Marcos M.(not in photo), Norman Nail, Rev. Goat Carson  THE GRAYHAWK BAND
THE EXCEPTIONS consists of Gene Lipps, Myself, Mark Hohzenhall, and Dave Crumhorn, occassional guests Suki Kuhn & Ruby Rendrag  THE EXCEPTIONS
"REMEMBER WHEN" consists of Ken Ratcliff, Dennis Sharp, Jack McDougall, & myself. | | Influences | 
Vocal and song writing influences include Moody Blues,Cat Stevens, Neil Young,Leonard Cohen,Mike Oldfield,CSN,Loudon Wainwright III,John Lennon and the Beatles....As a Guitarist I was influenced early on by Eric Clapton & Roy Buchanan,and later by Eric Johnson and Steve Morse.  Important yet subtle influences include Carlos Santana,Mark Knopfler,Jeff Beck,Hendrix,Miles Davis,John McLaughlin,Leo Nocentelli(Meters),Freddie Stone(Sly & The Family Stone),Eddie Hazel(Funkadelic),John Coltrane,Danny Gatton,Albert Lee,J.J. Cale,Chet Atkins,Jan Akkerman,Les Paul,Rufus,Ry Cooder,Rory Gallagher,Steve Howe,Jerry Douglas,David Lindley,Jim Metcalf,Edgar Allan Poe,Adrian Gurvitz,Mark Farner,Erik Brann,Vernon Reid,Adrian Belew,Pete Anderson,Vince Gill,Supertramp,Paul Kantner-Marty Balin-Jack Cassidy,Nitty Gritty Dirt Band,Carlos Montoya,Andres Segovia,Johannes Brahms,Beethoven,Frederick Chopin,Stanley Kubrick,David Lynch,Che Guevera,Salvador Dali,Nelson Mandela,Gandhi,Dalai Lama,Jesus Christ,Hemingway,Thoreau,Todd Rundgren,King Crimson,Frank Zappa,Ted Greene,Ernie Isley,Allan Holdsworth,Stevie Ray, and Jimmy Page.
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| | Sounds Like | Hey, a few things about me personally..I'm happily in a relationship,Aquarian,Native American & Dutch, I love the snow, skiing, jeeping, exploring the great outdoors, camping,I read 2 or 3 books a month(philosophy, spiritual, history,politics & political science,whatever), my favorite authors are Hemingway, Thoreau,Carlos Castanada, etc etc, I love to cook, I don't eat meat, I love movies(the more offbeat the better), I love animals & respect their rights,I believe in Peace over might if at all possible,My religion is a combo of Zen Buddhism/Christianity and Native American beliefs(To be a good person, live a good life with integrity, respect the earth & its creatures, help others as much as possible).    Like father like son, like grandchildren
| | Record Label | Orleans Records | | Type of Label | Indie |
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