y ▁" P iano " ▁Smith ▁& ▁The ▁C low ns , ▁Bobby ▁March an , ▁Junior ▁Parker , ▁Paul ▁Davis , ▁Barbara ▁Lyn n , ▁Sam ▁My ers , ▁Dor othy ▁Moore ▁and ▁others . ▁ ▁Due ▁to ▁many ▁personnel ▁changes ▁resulting ▁from ▁mar ri ages ▁and ▁the ▁military ▁draft ▁for ▁the ▁Vietnam ▁War , ▁Whit sett ▁dissol ved ▁The ▁Imperial ▁Show ▁Band . ▁Short ly ▁afterwards , ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 0 , ▁some ▁dem os ▁the ▁group ▁had ▁recorded ▁ended ▁up ▁in ▁the ▁hands ▁of ▁noted ▁producer ▁Don ▁Davis , ▁who ▁was ▁then ▁vice ▁president ▁of ▁St ax ▁Records . ▁The ▁M G s ▁were ▁breaking ▁up . ▁Book er ▁T . ▁Jones ▁had ▁just ▁left ▁the ▁company , ▁and ▁Steve ▁Cro pper ▁would ▁soon ▁follow . ▁Davis ▁wanted ▁Whit sett ’ s ▁band ▁to ▁augment ▁The ▁Bar - K ays ▁as ▁a ▁second ▁house ▁band ▁for ▁St ax . ▁ ▁However , ▁Whit sett ' s ▁mus icians ▁had ▁now ▁scattered , ▁joining ▁other ▁bands ▁in ▁other ▁parts ▁of ▁the ▁country . ▁Davis ▁then ▁signed ▁Whit sett ▁and ▁Tommy ▁T ate ▁as ▁producer / song writ ers . ▁But ▁within ▁days ▁of ▁arriv ing ▁at ▁St ax , ▁Whit sett ▁was ▁asked ▁to ▁take ▁charge ▁of ▁the ▁company ’ s ▁music ▁publishing ▁division , ▁East / M emph is ▁Music ▁Cor p ., ▁which ▁included ▁works ▁written ▁or ▁recorded ▁by ▁Ot is ▁Red ding , ▁Sam ▁& ▁Dave , ▁Al ▁Green , ▁Isaac ▁Hay es , ▁R uf