us ▁Thomas ▁and ▁Book er ▁T . ▁& ▁the ▁M G s . ▁During ▁his ▁years ▁with ▁St ax , ▁Whit sett ▁was ▁the ▁motiv ating ▁force ▁behind ▁the ▁releases ▁of ▁million ▁sell ers , ▁such ▁as ▁" I ' ve ▁Be en ▁L on ely ▁For ▁So ▁Long " ▁( Fre der ick ▁Knight ), ▁" I ' ll ▁Play ▁the ▁Blues ▁For ▁You " ▁( Al bert ▁King ), ▁and ▁" Mr . ▁Big ▁St uff " ▁( Jean ▁Knight ), ▁among ▁others . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 6 , ▁Whit sett ▁res igned ▁as ▁president ▁of ▁East / M emph is ▁when ▁offered ▁the ▁opportunity ▁to ▁run ▁Ch rys alis ▁Music ' s ▁European ▁division ▁in ▁London . ▁Six ▁years ▁later , ▁he ▁took ▁another ▁senior ▁management ▁position ▁in ▁London ▁with ▁Ch app ell ▁Music , ▁prior ▁to ▁its ▁ac quisition ▁by ▁Warner ▁Music ▁Group . ▁He ▁also ▁for ged ▁a ▁partners hip ▁with ▁Ch ick ▁Church ill , ▁keyboard ist ▁with ▁British ▁rock ▁group ▁Ten ▁Years ▁After , ▁in ▁a ▁record ▁production ▁and ▁music ▁publishing ▁company , ▁Whit sett ▁Church ill ▁Music . ▁ ▁At ▁Ch rys alis , ▁then ▁Ch app ell , ▁Whit sett ▁managed ▁song ▁catalog s ▁that ▁included ▁works ▁by ▁David ▁B owie , ▁J eth ro ▁T ull , ▁The ▁Ch ie ft ains , ▁Ir ving ▁Berlin , ▁Cole ▁Por ter , ▁Ch uck ▁Ber ry , ▁George ▁G ers h win , ▁Rod gers ▁and ▁Ham mer stein , ▁etc