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BORN IN THE LITTLE TOWN OF BECKLEY W.VA.,MUSICIAN'S AND SINGERS WERE SLIM AND FEW.I GREW UP ATTENDING CHURCH..AND ENJOYING CHURCH.....WERE AT AGE 6, I STARTED TO LEARN BASS GUITAR.... THERE WAS NOT MUCH MEANS OF ANYONE TEACHING YOU TO PLAY...SO I WOULD LISTEN TO EARTH WIND AND FIRE,PARLIMENT,BOOTSY COLLINS,GEORGE DUKE,STANLEY CLARKE,...AND MANY OTHERS TO LEARN MY BASS SKILLS...AFTER MUCH PRACTICE FOR 5 AND 6 HOURS A DAY...I BECAME VERY SKILLFUL......AT AGE 16 I HAD THE DESIRE TO ARRANGE,COMPOSE, AND WRITE MAY OWN MUSIC SO I WOULD BEGAN TO PRATICE PIANO AND ORGAN FOR 6 AND 8 HOUR'S A DAY, AND TEACH MYSELF...BY LISTENING TO GOSPEL MUSIC..AND JAZZ...AND BECAME VERY SKILLFUL ON PIANO,ORGAN,& SYTH..AT AGE 21 I GOT MARRY TO MY WIFE LUCRETIA ...WERE WE WOULD SING TOGETHER AND WRITE.....AND BEGAN RECORDING..AND PRODUCING,ARRANGING,COMPOSING AND CREATING MY OWN SOUND...MY WIFE AND I LATER MOVED TO ATLANTA GA.....TO CREATE MUSIC AND TO GET RECOGNIZED.....