Ve heard you’re a soul-music fanatic. Where does that come from?

I think I was born that way. I’m a natural bass player. I’m a passionate person and it’s passionate music.

When I was first picking up bass, the songs that I wanted to learn were all the old soul songs, and most of them were David Hood. What are some albums that were important to you growing up? Music was really important to my family, but my parents didn’t buy a lot of music.

It was more that the radio was always playing. We did have a few albums lying around the house though, and those got a lot of play. I remember that one them was a George Jones greatest-hits, and my dad was always a big Creedence fan.

I remember hearing a lot of them growing up. What are you listening to right now? There are so many things, but I really stick to the classics.

I’m listening to lots of Eddie Hinton right now, and the Band is a constant. I also loved the new Levon Helm album. As far as newer things go, the Dexateens have put out a new record, and they’re always great.

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