With horns and a full rhythm section, the drums always looked like the best seat in the house.

A friend of mine took me to Memphis advised me that I should get in the musicians' union. He gave me a set of drums and said, Stay on the job, son.

I like to get within handshaking distance of the crowd. If it happens, they know it, we know it, and that's all we came here for.

With horns and a full rhythm section, the drums always looked like the best seat in the house.

The Jungle Bush Beaters didn't last too long as a group, but we had a pretty good time while we did.

The crowd is just as important as the group. It takes everything to make it work.

The power of music just kinda kills all those ills; it cures everything and you’ve got more energy just from the music. And, I’ve never seen it fail. It’s good for ya; real good for ya.