His 1991 album, "Past the Point of Rescue," had four Top 20 country hits, including "Small Town Saturday Night," which went to No. 2 on the Billboard country chart. The title track also reached No. 2.
He became a country singer and songwriter after working for several years as a carpenter.
As a teenager, he played banjo in bluegrass bands and drums in rock bands.
Diagnosed with relapsing remitting Multiple Sclerosis in 2002, after having been incorrectly diagnosed with transverse myelitis for five years.