w ▁" Pi pe ▁Dream s " ▁was ▁released ▁on ▁Imperial ▁Records ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁six teen . ▁With ▁his ▁band , ▁The ▁Imperial s ▁( l ater ▁renamed ▁The ▁Imperial ▁Show ▁Band ), ▁he ▁recorded ▁over ▁twenty ▁singles ▁in ▁a ▁variety ▁of ▁gen res ▁( R & B , ▁Pop , ▁Inst rument al ) ▁for ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁labels , ▁including ▁Ep ic , ▁A ce , ▁Atlas , ▁Capit ol , ▁Low ery , ▁Sue , ▁Island , ▁Music or ▁and ▁others , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁for ▁his ▁own ▁R im ▁Records . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 6 , ▁at ▁the ▁peak ▁of ▁t ensions ▁in ▁Mississippi ▁over ▁civil ▁rights , ▁Whit sett ▁introduced ▁two ▁new ▁sing ers ▁to ▁his ▁band , ▁Tommy ▁T ate ▁and ▁Dor othy ▁Moore , ▁both ▁black , ▁and ▁both ▁later ▁to ▁achieve ▁chart ▁acc laim ▁as ▁solo ▁artists . ▁Consider ing ▁the ▁times ▁and ▁possible ▁re per cuss ions , ▁the ▁band ▁from ▁Mississippi ▁was ▁extremely ▁well ▁received ▁by ▁both ▁black ▁and ▁white ▁southern ers , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁aud ien ces ▁in ▁the ▁Great ▁L akes , ▁Las ▁Veg as , ▁Hollywood , ▁Lake ▁T ah oe , ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁and ▁elsewhere . ▁ ▁Until ▁dis band ing ▁the ▁group ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 9 , ▁Whit sett ▁wrote , ▁produced , ▁arranged , ▁or ▁played ▁on ▁numerous ▁records ▁for ▁other ▁artists , ▁including ▁The ▁V els , ▁Peg gy ▁Scott ▁& ▁Jo ▁Jo ▁B enson , ▁H ue