JR took a hiatus from playing in bands to raise children, but continued to play on his own and sitting in with several bands in San Diego and Hawai’i. JR played throughout his 20’s in his home of Hawai’i with Alex Bell & the Phones and the Buck Stops, at various night clubs and cruises, and twice toured the Far East to entertain at US military bases. Including: Bertha Black Peter Casey Jones Cats Under the Stars China Cat Sunflower Cumberland Blues Dire Wolf Eyes of the World Friend of. His older brother was a bass player so bands were a part of his life from before his teens and it was from him that he was introduced to the Grateful Dead and has seen the band in its various forms since the late 1970’s. His love for music began at that early age and has continued throughout his life. 8/27/72 China Cat Sunflower GratefulDead deadtok. His Mom’s joke was that he started playing the family piano at age 2 and she stopped telling him to be quiet at age 3. Descubre en TikTok los videos cortos relacionados con cat sunflower. JR is the newest member of the band, having joined in the Fall of 2017.

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