Jimmy Z and Rick Springfield Revisited
In 1984 I was called for a session at the old Record Plant on 3rd St. to play harp for Rick Springfield. At the time he was a big …
New York City!!! SNL with Rod Stewart, Tina Turner and Eddie Murphy
My first trip to NYC was in 1981 with the Rod Stewart Group to perform on Saturday Night Live. We’d just finished up the first album I recorded with …
Remembering Chris Stone
My first professional double scale session
I recorded my first professional double scale session in LA in 1981 at the Record Plant on 3rd St. in Los Angeles with Jack …
The Hucklebucks
The Sammie Award winning Hucklebucks will be backing me up again this June 11th at the VFW hall in Sacramento. There is a whole lot history with some of …
Richard Marx and the Fine Line Between Humor and Unemployment – Part 2
[If you have not read Part 1 of this story, you should click here now]
The Next Morning…
I wake up with every part of my body in pain. I could barely lift …
Richard Marx and the Fine Line Between Humor and Unemployment – Part 1
It began this way…
Around 1988 I did a basic cable TV interview in Santa Monica, CA. It was a favor for a buddy. I was to come in to the …
Jeff Beck Chronicles – Part 2
On a private plane en route from the Van Nuys Airport to Seattle, the Rod Stewart Group is settling into a cozy 5 hour flight that is two hours too …
Jeff Beck Chronicles – Part 1
Jeff Beck and Rod Stewart. Truth. Beck-Ola. Classics. Kinda set the mold for heavy metal power groups.
Jeff Beck + Rod Stewart = TENSION
I met Jeff in Los Angeles while recording …
The Best Man
Kevin Savigar – Rod Stewart Group – circa 1981
Kevin Savigar played keyboards in the Rod Stewart Group when I joined in 1981. We met in Japan, hit it …
Stephen Stills
Stephen Stills
Disclaimer: In the following, I discuss my use of illegal drugs. Let me be clear, I no longer do illegal drugs or have plans to ever do …