▁in ▁the ▁mid - 1 9 7 0 s . ▁As ▁the ▁backing ▁out fit ▁for ▁Root ▁Boy ▁S lim , ▁the ▁band ▁was ▁a ▁fi xture ▁in ▁the ▁mid - At l antic ▁bl ues ▁and ▁rock ▁scene , ▁and ▁fav ored ▁a ▁mix ▁of ▁M emph is - style ▁bo og ie ▁rock / bl ues . ▁They ▁recorded ▁an ▁album ▁for ▁Warner ▁B ros . ▁Records ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 8 , ▁their ▁first ▁of ▁six ▁records . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 9 , ▁Lanc aster ▁played ▁on ▁the ▁P ee ▁We e , ▁Fred ▁and ▁M ace o ▁album ▁recorded ▁by ▁the ▁J B ▁Horn s . ▁ ▁Lanc aster ' s ▁guitar ▁work ▁appeared ▁on ▁numerous ▁albums ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 s ▁and ▁ 1 9 9 0 s , ▁before ▁he ▁released ▁his ▁debut ▁solo ▁album . ▁ ▁That ▁was ▁Ernest ly , ▁an ▁all ▁instrument al ▁affair , ▁which ▁was ▁released ▁on ▁Ich ib an ▁Records ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 1 . ▁Other ▁mus icians ▁Lanc aster ▁supplied ▁guitar ▁playing ▁for ▁included ▁R uf us ▁Thomas , ▁Re ver end ▁Billy ▁C . ▁W irt z , ▁Ken ny ▁Ne al , ▁No ble ▁W att s ▁and ▁L ucky ▁Pet erson . ▁ ▁The ▁latter ▁music ian ▁was ▁heavily ▁involved ▁in ▁playing ▁the ▁Hamm ond ▁organ ▁on ▁Lanc aster ' s ▁first ▁album , ▁with ▁a ▁co - st arring ▁credit ▁noted ▁on ▁the ▁album ' s ▁sle e