He would fly workers to and from oil rigs in the Gulf of Mexico, and he used the time during flights to compose new songs. At weekends, he returned to Nashville, and for the following week he would pitch the songs around town before returning to Louisiana.
He transported laborers to and from oil platforms in the Gulf of Mexico while composing new tunes on flights. At weekends, he would travel to Nashville and share his compositions with musicians there before returning to Louisiana.