Wissenswertes

Died at the home of boyhood friend T Bone Burnett.

He and his brother Sumpter grew up surrounded by music in Fort Worth, Texas. Their jazz drummer father ran a record store where they were weaned on the musical classics from blues, country, jazz and pop to classical.

He had just wrapped up recording the soundtrack for Jeff Bridges new movie, Crazy Heart (2009).

Songs were recorded by Bonnie Raitt, Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings, and Jimmy Buffett.

He won banjo-playing contests before he was in his teens. In his late teens, he changed to guitar.

Texas-based guitarist and vocalist.

He graduated from Texas Christian University with a degree in journalism. Soon after, he joined the band of Kris Kristofferson just before Kristofferson became well-known.