Ed Tree was born in New Orleans and grew up in south Mississippi at the three way intersection of Country music, The Blues and New Orleans R&B. 

After falling in love with music as a child while listening to the cowboy singers on TV and stealing his big sister’s guitar, he would go on to play in bands through his teen years and become a professional musician in his early 20’s.

He moved to California in the mid-70’s to pursue songwriting and expanded his career by becoming a studio guitarist, recording engineer, record producer and touring musician. 

Over the past 40+ years, Ed has produced over 200 albums, including 2 top five Billboard Blues chart releases, and has recorded and/or toured the world with Spencer Davis, Rita Coolidge, Al Stewart, Juice Newton, Booker T. Jones and others.  He has played the New Orleans Jazz Fest and The Grand Ole Opry (with his band The Bum Steers) and had his songs on the Top 40 Billboard Country chart and a number one in Europe.

Ed keeps up a busy schedule as a producer and studio owner, and continues to write and perform as a member of the Tall Men Group.