I got to sing "The Weight" with Rick on the last gig he ever did....

It was in Chicago on a Sunday night...

He left here to go to Detroit (or An Arbor) to do a radio show, then drove home to Woodstock.
Told his wife he was tired, went upstairs and was gone .

Ricks body had been ravaged by Diabetes, he probably weighed 275 lbs, but that voice...
We were sharing a microphone and every time he'd start singing I'd choke up....

An amazing night for yours truly !

Anyway...my fav. unsung drummer of all time was Earl Palmer from New Orleans.
Earl played drums on all the Little Richard sessions and hundreds more from Fats Domino to Cannonball Adderley.

Bass player...there was a guy named Harvey Brooks...whew...hardly played any notes but had a touch and feel that were magic.

Bass players and drummers......we guitar players should build a shrine to them, we couldn't do ANY of our favorite [naughty word removed] without them !

Bob Young

Also...the drummer from Steppenwolf....listen to those tracks !

Wow !