Stuff (band)

One day at Rudy Van Gelder's – I remember it was a hell of a job; it was for Queen Esther Marrow, great singer.

George Benson was on the job, Bernard Purdie, and Richard Tee on keyboards.

We were rolling heavy, and one night I was approached by Michael Lang, the gentleman who put on Woodstock, who said he was sure he could get us a record deal – were we interested.

Members of Stuff were among the most sought after session musicians of that era, playing with Aretha Franklin, John Lennon and Paul Simon; they supported Joe Cocker during his world tour to promote his Stingray album and performed with Saturday Night Live in its second season.

Stuff's first album was recorded at Long View Farm in North Brookfield, Massachusetts[3] and produced by Herb Lovelle in 1976.