Awards
• Blues Foundation 2005 “Keeping the Blues Alive” award in journalism.
• Nominated for 1999 Paul Revere Award for 12 Bar Blues.
Editor in Chief 2005 - Playbluesguitar.com
• Online blues guitar magazine
Author 1988-Present Hal Leonard Corporation
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Inside The Blues series: The Greatest Electric Blues Guitarists 1942-1982, The Art of the Shuffle, Power Trio Blues Guitar, 12 Bar Blues, Acoustic Country Blues, R&B Soul and Funk Guitar, Open Tunings for Blues Guitarists, Blues Turnarounds and The Greatest Blues Rock:1963-1973.

• More than twenty titles in Signature Licks series, including Buddy Guy, Soul Guitar, Motown Bass, ZZ Top and R&B Guitar.

• Conceived and supervised five Robert Johnson books and videos.

• Co-authored and edited artist books in conjunction with Cornell Dupree and Duke Robillard.

• Authored, edited and coordinated instructional harmonica books.

• Authored, edited and coordinated Homespun Listen & Learn projects.

• Conceived, edited and co-authored Alligator Records Presents series.

• Authored Hal Leonard R&B Guitar Method

Star Licks Instructional Video Music Director 1996-Present
• Conceived series Legends of the Blues. Musical director, backup guitarist and bass player for artists including Son Seals, Honeyboy Edwards, Duke Robillard, Bob Margolin and Billy Boy Arnold.

Author 1999-2000 Warner Brothers Publications
• Series of instructional reference books for guitarists and harmonica players

Writer 1996-2005 Guitar One Magazine
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Feature writer, editor and columnist (Guitar Archives and Blues News). Conducted interviews with virtually every major blues guitarist, including B.B. King, Jeff Beck, John Lee Hooker, Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown, Buddy Guy, Son Seals, Otis Rush, Jimmie Vaughan, Susan Tedeschi, Derek Trucks, Melvin Taylor, Lucky Peterson, Warren Haynes, Rick Holmstrom and Rusty Zinn. Collection of Guitar Archives columns published by Cherry Lane in 2002.

Editor-in-Chief 1998-1999 Blues One Magazine
• Created contents, assigned writers, wrote features for one-off magazine.

Freelance Writer 1986-Present: Various publishers
• Feature writer and columnist for Guitar, Guitar Player, Guitar World, Guitar Shop, Living Blues and Blues Access Magazines.

• Wrote liner notes for the CDs of Dave Hole, Melvin Taylor, Joe Louis Walker and Jody Williams.

Author Truefire.Com 1992-Present
• Online lessons and DVDs, including Dave Rubin’s Big Book of the Blues.

Guitar Teacher 1978-Present
• Private and group lessons. Developed unique system of notation for non-music readers.

Musical Performance 1972-present
• Played with and backed up Son Seals, Chuck Berry, Screamin' J. Hawkins, members of James Brown's JBs, Johnny Copeland, Drifters, Coasters, Marvelettes.

• Performed with own group at People Magazine 20 th Anniversary party and opening night cast party for Showboat.

• Leader of various blues and blues-rock bands.

• Played on TV commercials for Mountain Dew and Orlek.

• Made TV appearance on New York Now and Blues Alley.