Expertise: Vinyl- Specifically Classsic Rock, Soul, R&B/Funk, 50’s-70’s Jazz, 70’s & 80’s Fusion, Classical, World & International Music and film scores/soundtracks 

My first job in the music industry was at a store in old central Charlotte on the square called Record City, which specialized in Soul-R&B, Jazz, and Gospel as well as Rock. Following that, I worked for a One-Stop called F&F Distributing before going into the service around 1970.
Other jobs in music have been as a vocalist/drummer in various Soul-Funk and Hard Rock bands in the Charlotte area, the highlight of my “career” having been as winners of a battle of the bands contest where the prize was to be the opening act for the Hollies and Herman’s Hermits at the old Charlotte Coliseum. I have also worked for the first independent retail CD store in Los Angeles during the mid to late 80’s during the initial CD boom. Lastly & more recently, I have worked in copyrights and publishing acquisitions, product development and have owned my own import.export music company, selling to fan clubs and individuals worldwide.

Top Picks 06-07:
Music:
Arcade Fire - Neon Bible
Of Montreal - Hissing Fauna
Bird & the Bee - Again and Again and Again
Norah Jones - Not Too Late
1 Giant Leap - Self Titled
Ollabelle - Riverside Battles Songs

Movies:
Edge of America
When the Levees Broke
Lives of Others
Motorcycle Diaries
Last Sin Eater
Illusionist
Facing the Giants

Top Picks of All Time:
Music:
Mozar t- Anything
Beatles - Revolver
Robbie Robertson - Notes from the Underground
Peter Gabriel - So
Peter Gabriel - Security
U2 - Achtung Baby
Andrea Bocelli - Sogno
Anonymous 4 - Anything
Little Feat - Feats Don’t Fail me now
Little Feat - Last Record Album
Beatles - White Album
Beatles - Abbey Road

Movie:
Amadeus
Godfather (Entire Saga)
Local Hero
Goodfellas
Jackie Brown
Heat
Usual Suspects
Man Who Would be King

Best Concert:
Peter Gabriel - Buffalo- Shock the Monkey Tour
Talking Heads - Buffalo - Stop Making Sense Tour
Little Feat - Fox Theater Atlanta 1980’s
Jackson Browne - Duke University 1970’s w/ David Lindley
Rashaan Roland Kirk - Charlotte late 1960’s