He went into music at age thirteen shortly after his dad died. Gospel, then blues, folk, Americana, R&B, and finally a soulful sort of mélange.
About three years ago, his music career was going nowhere, so his group made this album as a sort of goodbye finale.
Retirement turned out to be impractical. The associated video went viral along with the album.
He is a bit of a folk hero in and around Denver.