He began playing at the age of four with a toy guitar his mother had bought him, influenced by musicians such as B.B. King and The Dixie Hummingbirds.[3] However, he cites that the most influential musical experience he had as a youth was [At the age of twelve] seeing George Benson perform on television???with Benny Goodman.[1] He learned technique from listening to recordings of Benson, Wes Mon