BORN IN: Emporia, Kansas

LIVES IN: Naperville , Illinois

DRUMMING SINCE: 1950

BIGGEST INFLUENCES: Shelly Manne, Tony Williams, Roy Haynes, Paul Motian, Roy Burns

FAVOURITE ALBUM YOU PLAYED ON: “THREE STORY SANDBOX” (TALL GRASS RECORDS)

FAVOURITE ALBUM YOU DIDN’T PLAY ON:” SHELLY MANNE & HIS MEN AT THE BLACKHAWK “ & “NOW HE SINGS, NOW HE SOBS”

CAREER HIGHLIGHT: The Montreux Jazz Festival with the Bunky Green Quartet

FAVOURITE SABIAN CYMBAL: 21” 3 Point Ride