To this day his love of Western Swing Music continues to grow. A performing member of the Western Swing Music Society Of The Southwest and the Academy Of Western Artists, NBA is recognized by his upstate musical peers as New York's "King Of Western Swing". His primary company, Northeastern Leasing & Finance Corp. (NLFC) (www.northeasternleasing.com) finances and leases business-use equipment. He has helped thousands of Businesses, Professional Individuals, Schools and other Municipal Government Agencies in New York and across America by financing over $100,000,000 dollars of their equipment acquisitions. On October 18th, 2001, NLFC was awarded the Better Business Bureau's highest honor - the Torch Award For Ethics in the business marketplace, possibly the only leasing company ever to win the award. Coincidentally Bob Wills was inducted into the Country Music Hall Of Fame on the same date in 1968. Even with his tight schedule he manages 20 - 30 Western Swing Music performances annually and long-term plans are for more. With his great sense of humor, NBA's friendly and personable manner relates well to nearly everyone. He is a good entertainer and guitar player, quite natural and smooth. I have spent most of my over 30 years in music mainly fronting his bands. I am aware of no one in New York state who compares to his experience in and knowledge of Western Swing Music.