
My decidion to move to El Paso in 2004. I accepted the position of Managing Director for El Paso Opera.

My award for my Service to the Arts from the Cultural Resources Council of Syracuse and Onondaga County.

Various awards (L to R) - a SAMMY (Syracuse Area Music Award) for the New York State Blues Festival, my Keeping the Blues Alive Award from the Blues Foundation, another SAMMY for Best Blues CD for my A History of Blues 4-CD box set, and a community award for service to music and the arts from the Syracuse Convention and Visitors Center.

Beale St., Memphis, TN. Austin Jimmy Murphy performing on Beale St. in Memphis prior to its redevelopment (1970s).

Skitz Austin, TX promo shot. We had some great recording sessions back in the day. Photo, Ian Edwards.

Pre-Skitz in Austin, (now deceased) drummer Steve Campbell, bassist T-Bone Rathbun in an old ranch we rented outside of Austin, TX, All we did was play music.

The first Blues Cruise on Oneida Lake in Upstate NY. Mike Petroff on the harp, Mark Tiffault on the snare and TA James on the bass.

Pedals, pickups and paraphernalia. Original VOX Wah-wah and pedals, Nighthawks button (upper right), hi-tech cassette recorder under that, loose pickups, acoustic pickups, bullet mic, Echo chromatic harmonica

Green bullet mic Harp mic - made made at the Muzak store on the south side of Syracuse, NY, Hohner harps and guitar pickups

Late 1970s acoustic instrument collection. Syracuse, NY. I still have the mandolin, the fiddle and the Guild Starfire to the right.

Early 1980s guitar collection. Austin, TX. Traded in the 3/4 size Fender (2nd from right) and must have sold or traded the Gibson SG bass on the floor, but I still have the others.

Sears Silvertone guitar With make-shift gold-fleck formica pick guard and replacement bridge and pickup. It's in rough shape.