Toured with Mel Tillis and Foster & Lloyd after five years of studio play with Ricky Skaggs. Also worked on albums by Emmylou Harris, Shania Twain, Randy Travis, The Oak Ridge Boys and Pam Tillis.
- Acted as executive producer of the Merle Haggard tribute album Mama’s Hungry Eyes and co-wrote “Against The Grain” for Garth Brooks’ multi-platinum album The Wind.