 He joined the Rounder Records label in the 1970s, releasing around a half dozen albums over the years until his last recording, "Carry Me Back", in 1999.His session work included working with the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band on "Will the Circle Be Unbroken", an album that paid tribute to the old-time, traditional country musicians of Nashville, Tennessee, Roy Acuff, Maybelle Carter, Earl Scruggs, Merle Travis, Doc Watson and others.Bill Monroe declined to participate.