 NY, in 1981, and after performing on acoustic guitar, occasionally with renowned banjo player Billy Faier, he cut his beard and trimmed his hair to reflect his change in genre.He formed the Bobby Shehorn Rockabilly Band with Jim Newton, Chris Zaloom, Thom Collins, and with Shehorn on bass guitar and lead vocals.Shehorn performed and recorded with many musicians Upstate and in New York City including Pee Wee Ellis, Howie Wyeth, Drew Zingg, Beki Brindle, Sredni Vollmer Rick Danko and Paul Butterfield.