[Bill]

I was going to post the link to his news site, but you beat me to it. A great talent lost.

He always made it known the big influence Lightfoot had on him. He probably didn't fathom the influence he had on us.

A few years ago after the diagnosis he sold off most of his guitars through Gruhn's Guitars in Nashville, and included notes on how they had been used for performances and recording. Not sure if any are still available or not.

I'd probably get the story wrong if I tried to recall it in detail, but as I understand he had traveled west with Randy Misner in the early days and there were initial talks of him joining the Eagles, but apparantly he and Don Henley mutually agreed that it wasn't for the best.

The Innocent Age is a landmark piece of work. His acoustic album with guests like Doc Watson is also a treasure. And of course this being the Christmas season Same Old Lang Syne is all over tha airwaves.

The older I get the more human these heros seem.