question when we moved to los my fatherom nevada, worked in hawthorne, nevada for the navy and scottyoo much black music. bands like the high lows and the four freshmen. tavis: he went way back. >> that is what we heard in hawthorne, nevada. so we arrive here in the ninth grade and we are bombarded with motown. we are hearing the temptations come all of these different people. so we did what everybody did. we formed a young vocal group and started singing rhythm and blues. but what we brought to rhythm and blues was a hi low/four freshmen kind of friend have that kind of mentality. barbershop harmony. that is what we sang. tavis: did anybody else in your family sang? >> my mother sang. my mother was a singer. but just like scotty, she was shy. she didn't like to get in front of the microphone. what she had a great singing voice. tavis: how did you get scotty out of his shyness? >> it took scotty to come down with an illness and it happened just in time. i had just gotten back from vietnam. scotty got sick. they removed one of his ribs. lo and behold, i am thrust without him to do what