Known for his unique melding of the Americana, blues, folk, ragtime, swing, and jazz genres, this vocalist, songwriter, guitarist, and mandolin player created a self titled touring band and also released several solo albums and performed with a group called South City Three. His acclaimed recordings include Riverboat Soul and Middle of Everywhere. After finishing his studies at Illinois' University High School, he performed throughout the United States and eventually released Marmalade, his debut solo album.