He married Mary Deacon in 1979. He played with the Convertibles, with bandmates Scott Boyer and Tommy Talton (Cowboy), Topper Price, Brian Wheeler (Locust Fork) and Rick Kurtz (Delbert McClinton), among others, before returning to Canada and the Band.
In 1979, he married Mary Deacon. He played with the Convertibles, a band featuring Scott Boyer and Tommy Talton (Cowboy), Topper Price, Brian Wheeler (Locust Fork), and Rick Kurtz (Delbert McClinton), among others, before relocating to Canada and rejoining The Band.