Al was born in New Orleans. He started learning piano and violin at age ten. He received formal
classical music training for 8 years and began branching out to cajun,country, bluegrass and jazz styles by age 20.
After 7 years in the navy as a Missile System Technician and playing with the shipboard
7th Fleet Naval Band, he took several semesters of music degree curriculum at Ventura jr. college (Calif) and Eastfield college (Texas).
Since 1981, Al has been in demand in the metoplex for his fiddle and technical talents and has
appeared on the Grand Ole Opry 5 times. Having a great "ear", Al is also an excellent sound man both on stage and in-studio and has run sound for many top country artists.
Currently, Al has been busy performing with Rob Dixon and the Lost Cowboy Band and is a sought after "Computer Geek".