>> yeah. >> how did you manage to get with people like lou rawls and bb king. esther phillips? >> at the time, there was a club owned by don barksdale. >> i remember him. >> it was caught called the show i case and there were two clubs. the showcase and sportsman. >> okay. >> and he would say bobby buble in one club and low remarks awls at the other. -- lou rawls at the other. and i got to play with everybody who was big, you know. they called it the chipman circuit. coming from vallejo, i thought i was -- man. heaven. i mean i got to play with and talk with the greatest r&b. >> uh-huh. >> entertainers in the world. i mean it doesn't get better than that eta james, lou rawls, bernie andrews. >> right. >> and charles muscle white? >> yeah. i played on a record with him years ago. and so, it was great for me. >> in the travels, i think i heard you say, that one of the most difficult things about being a musician is the travels. >> yeah. >> you don't miss that? >> no. i liked it, though, to go to bed in my own bed. >> yeah. >> you know. >> and i, at the time i had two kids. i neve

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