Rock guitar master, Edward Van Halen gone before his time on October 6th, 2020

The first cassette tape I ever bought with my own money was the Van Halen album, “1984” and I was hooked. I covered the walls of my room with posters and pictures of Eddie and the band and got a second hand, JC Penney guitar for my 13th Birthday. My friends and I spent countless […]

Country Music legend, Charlie Daniels has passed away on July 6 2020

I am saddened to learn that we lost another one of the great ones today. Singer/songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, Hall of Famer, Opry Member, and Country Music Legend, Charlie Daniels has passed away at age 83. I’ll never forget this date as this legend who is famous for mega hits like, “The Devil Went Down to Georgia” […]

Grand Ole Opry Member, Joe Diffe dies due to complications from Covid-19 on March 29th 2020

I am saddened to hear of yesterday’s passing of singer/songwriter, Grand Ole Opry member and all around good guy, Joe Diffie and thought I would take a moment to share a memory of him here. In the Summer of 1996, as Field Marketing Manager for the Crown Royal County Music Series, I worked on tour […]

Sir Paul McCartney delivers stellar performance at Memorial Coliseum in Fort Wayne, IN

I must admit that when I initially heard that Paul McCartney’s tour was coming through Indiana, my first response was, “Yeah, that would be cool but I doubt I’ll go”. There’s plenty of reasons to skip it like the high ticket prices, the hundred mile drive to Fort Wayne, and besides all that, The Beatles […]

Vice Versa: May 7, 2019: 30 years ago today…

On May 7th, 1989, I walked into Pinebrook Recording Studio in Alexandria, IN with my first real band, Vice Versa. We had won some recording time by competing in a local Battle of the Bands contest and were all fired up about the opportunity to record our own songs in a professional recording studio for […]

Country Music Icon Merle Haggard Dies on His 79th Birthday, April 6th 2016

At my old job at TBA Entertainment in Nashville, TN, the coolest thing I ever did was spend a year working with the legendary Merle Haggard on his, “For the Record” double album project. We re-released new versions of his 43 number one singles along with a corresponding live TV, concert special, from the Las […]