hiː wʌzɐ fˈaʊndɪŋ mˈɛmbɚɹ ʌvðɪ ˈoʊzɑːɹk mˈaʊntɪn dˈɛɹdɛvəlz ænd, wɪððɪ ɛksˈɛpʃən əvə bɹˈiːf pˈiəɹɪəd ɐwˈeɪ fɹʌmðə bˈænd ɪnðɪ ˈɜːli nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi z, ɹᵻmˈeɪnd ɐn ˈæktɪv mˈɛmbɚ fɔːɹ ˌoʊvɚ fˈɔːɹɾi jˈɪɹz.
He was a founding member of the Ozark Mountain Daredevils and, with the exception of a brief period away from the band in the early-1980s, remained an active member for over forty years.