At 23, his first professional job as a guitarist was with Stomu Yamashta, the virtuoso percussionist. This 5 year period culminated in the album 'GO', which featured such great names as Steve Winwood, Michael Shrieve and Klaus Schulze.

Chris later played with Rick Wakeman and with Earthband, the break-away group from Manfred Mann.

Other bands include: Johnnie Johnson's band wagon, Flirtations, Jimmy Helms, Jenny Darren and the Nashville Teens.