Eldon has been playing guitar for over 65 years. He played in a variety of Americana genre bands;. He and his wife Ann then played full time together for about 20 years, playing primarily country music styles from the mid-century, around mid-Michigan and across the country. Eldon plays guitar & mandolin. Eldon's biggest influence was the only radio station his family could get at night in the early and mid 50's: WCKY, Cincinnati 1, Ohio, with DJ Wayne Rainey.