Gifted

My Life and Musical Journey

The wonderful life I've lived from May 7, 1953 living in Hillsborough, NC. Small towns have a way of giving us values. Even though we were segregated, life was peaceful. I remember seeing this pattern. Each time she'd enter a church, whoever was on the piano would get up except for one guy, Ebert Brooks as he could play too. As she'd sit down to play, it really intrigued me and I asked her at age 10 to teach me. She gave me an acoustic guitar at age 12. Then, she taught me to play the organ two years later.

I was given Shirley Caesar's i'LL GO LP and told I'd work for her by my Mom. This happened 3 years later as she was guest speaker at my church and hired me that night. This began the wonderful journey I yet enjoy. Even though I'm showcasing smooth jazz, my roots are in Christian music which are very close to jazz.

Songwriting and producing is such a joy as I help other groups as well as my very own material. Thanks to Willie Hill, I've a pre-production studio which allows me never to lose a song ever again. I'm enjoying one nighters and even plays as I've done The Wiz and Three Little Birds plays. Music is just simply awesome and I'm enjoying life.