the time. Like a lot of white Southern musicians, the Whitsett brothers and their group were hugely influenced by two landmark albums: James Brown's Live at the Apollo and Bobby "Blue" Bland's Two Steps From the Blues. (Carson Whitsett would later play on several Bland albums, including his Live on Beale Street.) With the addition of Tate, they were more authentic than ever, and a force to be reckoned with. Also doing a brief stint with the band was Dorothy Moore of "Misty Blue" fame. Conclusion Following lineup changes, Whitsett disbanded the group. Soon afterwards, he received a call from Don Davis who was now Vice President of Stax Records. Davis had heard demos on the group, including Tim Whitsett's "Get It Over Anyway" on Tommy Tate that was released in 2005 on the CD Troubled Waters: Deep Soul from the Deep South. Davis wanted them to augment The Bar-Kays, as well as the remaining MGs (Booker T. Jones had left the company), as another house band for the label and its recently greatly expanded roster. Tim Whitsett and Tommy Tate signed on as songwriters and within a week, Whitsett was put in charge of publishing. Carson Whitsett would come to Stax three years later and record an album as a member of The MG's, and Tate replaced Ollie Hoskins as the lead singer of The Nightingales. In 2008, Goldmine Magazine's Top 10 Auction Sale Prices for records recently bought by record collectors listed Tommy & The Derby's "Handy Andy" b/w "Don't Play The Role" on the Swing label in 1966 at number five selling for $3,116.00. This is actually The Imperial Show Band with Tommy Tate. If sales of albums are excluded, Tommy & The Derbys ranks No. 3 on the list of most expensive records sold recently. Notable members Tim Whitsett - trumpet, harmonica, vocals, piano, harpsichord, percussion, bass (Publisher, producer, author) Carson Whitsett (keyboardist, songwriter, producer, and arranger) Tommy Tate (vocalist, drummer, called "America's best kept secret") Guitarists Murry Kellum (Carl Perkins, Grand Ole Opry); Bucky Barrett (Roy Orbison); and Jerry Puckett (Ricky Nelson, The Champs) Vocalists Buzz Aldridge and Hank Martin (the latter heard on many national jingles and theme song to popular '80s cartoon Thundercats) Drummers: Buddy Myers, Dulin Lancaster (Nancy Sinatra, Mississippi Fred McDowell) and artist Bill Dunlap. Also, Jimmy Hodo (Saxophone), the only group member with Tim Whitsett in every incarnation of the