Once again, I have had the privelege of doing sessions at Ray Brooks' Crystal Recording Studios with Richard Wilson and Bruce Gann. We went in on February 2, 2002 and recorded perhaps the most (delightfully) unusual song yet called "Red Star." Engineers Ray Brooks and Jonathan Parker were again at the helm. Richard played a marimba with badass descending chromatic scales that I had to match note-for-note on guitar at about 110 bpm. Billy Townsend played great bass and Bruce wailed on vocals. In the future, the product of these sessions will likely be released locally on CD. Stay tuned for information. If you would like to book a session at Crystal (which I highly recommend), you should call Ray at (501) 847-8215. The studio features the Mackie HDR 24/96 Digital Recorder with interface. Call Ray for other details. You will not be disappointed! Check out the pictures below.

The sessions featured: Bruce Gann - Lead and Background Vocals ~ Richard Wilson - Drums, Marimba, and Gong ~ Billy Townsend - bass ~ Jai Lambert - Electric and Acoustic Guitars ~ Jonathan Parker - engineer, wave fixer ~ Ray Brooks - engineer, studio owner

Another great CD release from M.R. (Randy) Keck's brainchild "Whiplash Gumbo" featuring the last tracks our beloved and sorely missed friend Porky Hill played on before he went to the great gig in the heavens. You can order it online from the Whiplash Gumbo website at:

The sessions featured: M.R. (Randy) Keck - Lead and Background Vocals, Keyboards ~ Porky Hill - Drums, Backing Vocals ~ Bob Ketchum - Guitars, Percussion, Backing Vocals ~ Cal Jackson - Guitars ~ Earl Cate - Guitars ~ Rod Arnold - Guitars ~ Jai Lambert - Guitars ~ Frank Posey - Lap Steel ~ Fred Rakestraw - DX7 ~ John Davies-Bass ~ Ron Eoff-Bass ~ Darren Ray - Bass, Backing Vocals ~ Dave Mallord - Bass, Acoustic Guitar ~ Ross Hawkins - Bass, Fretless Bass ~ George Mason - Violin ~ Brian Crowne - Sax ~ Gary 'El Buho' Gazaway - Trumpet, Flugelhorn, Trombone ~ Archie Fleming - Flute, Sax ~ Chris Payton - Backing Vocals ~ Susan Ketchum - Backing Vocals ~ Gerald Edmonson - Backing Vocals ~ Bob Macanarny - Backing Vocals

In 2007, I hooked back up with a band that I helped start in 2005 called Brothers With Different Mothers. We played several dates throughout Arkansas and Tennessee with this fun and crazy jam-band experience, including opening for Little Feat June 11, 2007 at Riverfest Amphitheater in Little Rock.

BROTHERS WITH DIFFERENT MOTHERS featured: Dan Waymack - Vocals, percussion ~ John Jacobs - Guitars, Vocals ~ Drew Pickens - Guitars, Vocals ~ Andy Griebel - Keyboards ~ Dave Williams - Alto Sax, Vocals ~ Christy Sidor Williams - Baritone Sax, Vocals ~ Jai Lambert - Electric Bass, Vocals ~ Todd Skarda - Drums