At the age of 13, I started playing guitar, whilst being groomed to join the Navy.
When I was 18 I joined my first band ‘Witches Brew’, playing heavy metal.

In 1970- I joined a band called ‘Rip-it-Up’, where I played 4 hours of Rock ‘n Roll.

In 1972- I started the ‘Autumn Vine Band’ and did gigs at all the pubs & clubs
in the Kent and Sussex area. The band broke up only because the singer went abroad,
alone he still owes me a fiver.
I then went pro freelancing for the likes of: ‘Vanity Fair’ – ‘Chicory Tip’ – ‘Joe Brown’ as well as numerous other local bands. I have remained friends with all of them over the years.

In 1975- I joined the ‘Bob Bartell Country Band’ a great 6-piece country band, with
the iconic pedal steel Gordon Huntley (Matthews Southern Comfort) on steel guitar.
Sadly gone for many years but his magical touch will haunt me forever, such a true
diamond with such a talent.

In 1986- I came in contact with a guy called Dave Davidson, who looked and played
like Eric Clapton. This meeting turned out into a long term playing relationship.
At a later stage, Billy Johnson joined us on drums.

In 1996- Autumn Vine’ was started up again, only this time as a duo and we were
doing great, until illness split us in 1999. I continued for another year with a replacement lead
guitarist, until he decided to go abroad. Possibly following a previous singer, he too owes me a fiver
may be a trend here.

From 2000 to 2006- I went solo. I was constantly looking for a new venture and muso’s to quench my fire for music. I came across a talent so rare while having my car fixed, I found a guitarist with a heart of gold and fingers of fire. Chris ‘ The Falcon’ Barnett. We have with other musicians put together a tribute to Pink Floyd called ‘ The Relics’ This has given us so much pleasure with a pride of achievement. Enjoyed by a very large fan base. I am still a a main cog of this outfit in 2012, as it is a resounding success story. Please spare a thought for the time and effort put into this fine band, do catch a performance. Respect the other musicians playing with me. They are all heroes of life entertaining is in their blood.


Fender Jazz (1975) .. Trace Elliot 150 Watt .. Zoom Bass processor .. Boss ME20 Vocal processor