Born on 23.01.1954 in St. Louis, Missouri
Died on 28.07.2003 in Fairview, Tennessee, of -possible-suicide
He played piano and sang gospel as a child.
Sang in a band with future The Doobie Brothers, Michael McDonald as a teenager.
He signed a publishing contract with [l=CBS Records] in 1977 and wrote songs for Climax Blues Band, Robbie Dupree, [a=Exile (7)], Johnnie Taylor, Sawyer Brown, and Reba McEntire.
In 1981 he sang as a backing vocalist for the The Allman Brothers Band on their 1981 album "Brothers of the Road". He signed with [l=Columbia] in 1982 and released an album, "Over the Line", which produced two hit singles, "Goin' Down" (US #17, US AC #11) and a duet with his sister Sandy, "Into My Love" (US #92).
While he continued to do songwriting work later in the 1980s, he did not issue a follow-up album until 2000, when "Soul'd Out" and "Private Session" were released, and his debut album was re-released.
He died in a fire at age 49. His charred body was found in a car parked in his garage in Fairview, Tennessee. His death was ruled a suicide.