He is a singer, guitar and harmonica player who has recorded such songs as "County Fair", "Wreck Your V-8 Ford", "Brother Can You Spare a Dime" and "Next Week Sometime". As well, he was a member of the group the Blasters ("Marie Marie", "American Music", "Border Radio", "So Long Baby Good-Bye", "One Bad Stud", "Blue Shadows", "Barefoot Rock", "Red Rose", "Long White Cadillac", "Jubilee Train", "Colored Lights", "Trouble Bound", "Dark Night", "Help You Dream", "Rock 'n' Roll Will Stand", "Brother", "Fourth of July", "I'm Shakin'", "Tonight Kathleen").