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- 1962- Born in Fayetteville, North Carolina
- 1975-Started playing guitar at age 13: first guitar was a
Fender Bronco
- 1980-Attended Berklee College of Music Summer Session
- 1980-Graduated from high school
- 1984-85-Attended Guitar Institute of Technology (GIT) in
Hollywood, California
- 1986-Moved to Atlanta to teach at Atlanta Institute of Music;
meets drummer Jeff Sipe
- 1986-88- plays with musicians such as Oteil Burbridge, Jeff
Sipe, who introduce him to Col. Bruce Hampton. Later meets and
plays with Kofi Burbridge, Count Mbutu, and Matt Mundy.
- 1989- Asked to join Bruce, Oteil, and Jeff to form Aquarium
Rescue Unit.
- 1989-1995- Aquarium Rescue Unit with Col. Bruce Hampton.
- 1995- Col. Hampton leaves ARU. Singer Paul Henson joins.
- 1997-Frogwings with Butch Trucks, Derek Trucks, John Popper,
Kofi Burbridge, Oteil Burbridge, Marc Quinones
- 1998-99 - Jazz Is Dead with Billy Cobham, Alphonso Johnson,
T Lavitz. After Billy Cobham departed in 1999, Rod Morgenstein
and Jeff Sipe took over the drum chair.
- 2000-Project Z with Ricky Keller and Jeff Sipe . Begins recording
Project Z�s Debut Album
- 2000-January-Auditions for Phil Lesh and does Spring Tour
- 2000 with Phil Lesh and Friends
- 2000 May- joins Allman Brothers from May to late September
for ABB Summer 2000 Tour
- 2000 October- becomes full time member of Phil Lesh and Friends
- 2002- (March) Recorded Project Z�s second album (to be released
in Aug/ Sept. 2005)
- 2002 Fall-joins original members of the Grateful Dead when
they reunite as the Other Ones
- 2003 and 2004 � The Dead Summer Tours
- 2004 Fall- works on Mahavishnu (Meeting of the Spirits) and
Miles Davis (Black Satin) Tribute Albums
- 2005- A short hiatus until going to play with The Codetalkers
featuring Col. Bruce Hampton. Continues to play with Phil Lesh.
- 2006-Spring-Herring, Rodgers, Sipe, Fountain and Van Allen
- 2006-Summer- Herring, Rodgers, Sipe and Fountain
- 2006-Fall-Joins Widespread Panic for Fall Tour
- 2007- Continues to play with ARU, WSP and some close friends
for now
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