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Multi-instrumentalist Gordon Titcomb, best known for his work on pedal steel guitar and mandolin, became interested in string instruments at an early age, asking for a guitar as a Christmas present as early as the age of four. His first influence was the folk music of the early '60s, though by the seventh grade he was in a band that covered British Invasion rock. He quit high school at 17 to move to Denver, playing with Mike Williams. There he developed an interest in country music and began playing pedal steel. After finishing high school and briefly attending the New School for Social Research in New York City, he returned to Denver where he played in bluegrass bands. In 1976, he moved to California as a member of the John Herald Band, relocating to Woodstock, NY, with Herald the following year and joining the Woodstock Mountain Revue, with which he recorded two albums. In 1980, he moved back to New York City and performed frequently as a sideman in clubs while also writing and perfo...