Like Noel Brown and Scotty, they recorded as the Chosen Few, and I recorded as Dennis Brown then.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
There were a whole lot, I bought every blues record I could find, it wasn't just one or two people. My vocal influences were Ray Charles and Bobby Blue Bland.
I picked all the tunes before I went to Memphis, and the band was all set. Willie Mitchell is an arranger like I am, and he let me do what I had to do.
They all knew my name, but no one heard the music - I didn't look the same.
I was signed to a record label at the same time as my friend Elliot Murphy, who makes great records to this day.
Before I joined The Beach Boys, I was working at Columbia Records as a producer, and saw The Byrds come in and do their first overdub before Terry even met them.
I know the lead singer of System of a Down, and I record violin tracks with him.
They wanted to start recording rock 'n roll, and thought I had the right voice.
I'm surprised that I actually pulled off the recording, getting all those people at the same time.
I played drums on Keith Carradine's first record.
None of the other guys in the band really sang, so that's when I brought Roy Clark in.