▁time ▁of ▁great ▁political ▁un rest ▁and ▁social ▁change . ▁ ▁This ▁made ▁a ▁great ▁impact ▁on ▁the ▁te en age ▁D augh ert y . ▁Civil ▁Rights ▁demonstr ations ▁for ▁ra cial ▁equality ▁and ▁integration ▁and ▁demonstr ations ▁against ▁the ▁Vietnam ▁War ▁were ▁becoming ▁common ▁day ▁occurr ences ▁in ▁Iowa ▁by ▁ 1 9 7 0 , ▁especially ▁at ▁the ▁nearby ▁University ▁of ▁Iowa , ▁in ▁Iowa ▁City . ▁ ▁From ▁ 1 9 6 8 – 7 2 , ▁D augh ert y ▁was ▁the ▁leader , ▁arr anger , ▁and ▁organ ist ▁for ▁his ▁high ▁school ▁rock , ▁soul , ▁and ▁fun k ▁band , ▁The ▁Soul ▁Company . ▁This ▁band ▁performed ▁a ▁variety ▁of ▁Mot own ▁charts ▁and ▁music ▁by ▁James ▁Brown , ▁Blood ▁S we at ▁& ▁T ears , ▁and ▁S ly ▁and ▁the ▁Family ▁Stone . ▁ ▁Because ▁accessing ▁sheet ▁music ▁was ▁almost ▁impossible , ▁D augh ert y ▁learned ▁to ▁hand - trans cribe ▁the ▁music ▁by ▁listening ▁to ▁vin yl ▁record ings . ▁ ▁With ▁the ▁help ▁of ▁his ▁father , ▁who ▁drove ▁the ▁band ▁across ▁the ▁state , ▁The ▁Soul ▁Company ▁became ▁a ▁locally ▁popular ▁group ▁that ▁performed ▁at ▁high ▁school ▁prom s , ▁d ances , ▁and ▁other ▁events . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁same ▁years , ▁D augh ert y ▁was ▁a ▁piano ▁accompan ist ▁for ▁the ▁Washington ▁High ▁School ▁Con cert ▁Ch oir , ▁a ▁solo ▁jazz ▁piano ▁perform er ▁in ▁night cl ubs ▁and ▁l ou ng es , ▁and