Complex sentence: He joined the band in 1985 as a partner to steel string guitarist Nick Webb to work on the band's first major release, "Red Dust And Spanish Lace" and has been at the forefront of the band ever since.
Split into simpler sentences: He joined the band in 1985 as a partner to steel string guitarist Nick Webb to work on the band's first major release, "Red Dust And Spanish Lace". He has been at the forefront of the band ever since.