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To answer gssteve: Ray demanded perfection from the musicians and singers preforming with him. So do most of the great ones. Hebert Von Karajan (Belin Philharmonic), same way. "Big Ass" to me means "Demanding the Best." Bill Hershey, "Big Ass" Bandleader.

Back in '63 I got steady work in clubs. I have heard everybody and everything. I had no idea Sam and Dave were so Great. The James and Bobby Purify version was excellent, but this cut has and will not have, an equal. There is almost no correlation between their 45's and this live cut. Just, "Simp...

And just for the record: Blood, Sweat and Tears just sounded good, clean and WHITE, before Jerry. Like interesting elevator music. Not at all spicy, like plain rice. No flavor. and Chicago also. At least their songs were fun to play, not like "Proud Mary" the "gag me with a spoon" song. Bill Hers...

I got to back up Jerry back in '66 with a band out of Beaumont Tx. He has got the Right Stuff ! All love from Bill Hershey.

Hey, Brothers !! That is Dean Scott on the lead vocal. How do I know ?? I did this session. On tenor sax. The Traits were in a lawsuit with Roy about royalties and they put this band together. I can hear myself on the "vocal part" where everybody sings together. So, it ain't Roy but Dean was/is a...

This guy sat in with the Roy Head Show Band at Phelp's Lounge in Detroit in 1970. I was playing sax. He is a great singer as well as being really nice to us guys in the band. This song still makes me want to dance (at my age).