Pat thrall born

Back in 1973, Pat put together the how-to-do-it book entitled “Improvising Rock Guitar” (that was one of the first of its kind), and which included a vinyl record inside on which he played the licks shown in the book.

Tens of thousands of people give credit to that book including Slash of “Guns and Roses.”  Pat recorded the 2 songs on that record along with Cookin’ Mama alumni, Tommy Thompson (bass), Jesse Harms (Hammond), and Preston Thrall (drums).

The book was re-released in 1981.

Pat thrall born

After that project, and while playing with Kevin Smith & Jesse Harms in "Rags," Pat was hired by ex-Santana percussionist, Mingo Lewis, to play in his band. And it was via Mingo - and Pat's younger brother, Preston - that Pat first met ex-Santana drummer, Michael Shrieve, and was asked to join “Automatic Man” in 1975.

Their first album was released on Island Records in 1976. It gained much critical acclaim and was heralded by artists such