In Times Like These... Kim Simmonds, Jeff Beck, and now David Crosby. Markers of a passing generation. All musical giants who had profound influence on my musical development and my youth. I first heard Kim Simmonds in 1970. I was working with a concert production company and Savoy Brown was one of the bands that came through. I had the pleasure of watching from side stage. A considerable influence in developing my love for the blues. The first time I saw David Crosby was in a muddy field in upstate New York in the summer of 1969. CSN and Neil Young were already on my radar, but this combination was new and only their second live concert in this formation. I saw them many more times through the years. I would say they had more influence on my acoustic folk rock side than anyone else. I never saw Jeff Beck live. When the album Truth came out in 1968, I was immediately both blown away and hooked. I had never heard such guitar playing. I tried to ...