As singer he sang on his own singles, which included "Keep Those Wanderin' Eyes Off My Baby", "Tower of Strength" and "The Dogs".
He then toured nationally with Hampton in a band that included Quincy Jones and Little Jimmy Scott.
"The Whip" did receive some airplay and was used by Alan Freed as the opening theme for his late R&B show.
He did some session work for the label which included "Riot in Cell Block Number 9" by The Robins.
[8] Also in 1967, the film Banning that starred Robert Wagner and Jill St. John and Gene Hackman was released.
He performed "It Sure Is Groovy" for the movie "In The Heat of the Night" starring Sidney Poitier and Rod Steiger.
[13] In the 90s, he received a phone call from Ry Cooder, who had known him for about five years, asking him to come to Havana in the next few days to play on a recording by Ibrahim Ferrer.