Andy Morton received his musical training by singing in church choirs from the age of six and playing trumpet and French horn in school bands starting in the third grade. He started playing guitar at the age fifteen on a Sear’s Silvertone that he had borrowed from a neighbor. In 1968, while attending the University of Tennessee, Andy joined a trio with two of his friends from high school and quickly switched to playing the upright bass.

During the next four years Andy played in two or three groups made up of different combinations of basically the same personnel. They played everything from rock and roll at fraternity parties and local dances to a kind of folk, pop, comedy act performing at banquets and conventions. One year after receiving his degree in Architecture Andy accepted a job offer in Memphis packed his bass and everything else he owned into his Opel station wagon and headed west.

Andy soon began exploring the diverse musical scene in Memphis, searching for those with similar musical interests with whom he could play. He quickly became friends with the members of the popular local bluegrass-country band “Crawdad” and soon became a part-time player with them. In 1974 he, along with two of “Crawdad’s” members, formed the group “Southbound” to perform at the opening of the new Memphis Cook Convention Center. Shortly thereafter, he was invited to join “Briarpatch”, a local country rock group, after the departure of their bass player. For the next three years “Briarpatch” further cemented its reputation as one of Memphis’ favorite bands, playing at various local clubs throughout the Mid South.

In 1977, after the breakup of the group, Andy, along with the female lead singer from “Briarpatch”, joined two former members of “Crawdad” to form a new group that further refined their unique style of music- “a kind of Honky Tonk, Deep River Blues, Bluegrass-Country- Jugband blend that did very well to soothe the spirit of a whole tribe of Memphis folk…” Using the name “Crawpatch” the group released the album Trailer Park Weekend in 1979 on Peabody Records. “Crawpatch” continued performing in Memphis and the Mid South for the next fifteen years, where some of Memphis’ finest musicians could often be seen sitting in with the group.

After a brief period of limited activity in the mid nineties, the group reformed in 1998 as “Lost Dog”, adding an original member from “Briarpatch” to the mix. Once again their Memphis fan base was treated to a revitalized version of the music that they had come to enjoy over the past twenty-five years.

In July 2001 Andy made the decision to return to East Tennessee and soon ran into his old friend Walker Johnson at their high school reunion. The two had often spoken about getting together someday to perform and could no longer think of any good reason not to do it.

And the rest, as they say, is history...