▁themselves , ▁taking ▁over ▁from ▁band le ader ▁Johnny ▁Ot is . ▁Sa id ▁St ol ler : ▁ ▁Ot is ▁played ▁drums ▁on ▁the ▁recording , ▁replacing ▁Led ard ▁" K ansas ▁City " ▁Bell . ▁As ▁Ot is ▁was ▁still ▁signed ▁exclus ively ▁to ▁Federal ▁Records , ▁a ▁subs idi ary ▁of ▁Syd ▁Nathan ' s ▁King ▁Records ▁as ▁" K ansas ▁City ▁Bill " ▁or ▁perhaps ▁with ▁Mercur y ▁Records ▁at ▁this ▁time , ▁ ▁Ot is ▁used ▁the ▁pseud onym ▁" K ansas ▁City ▁Bill " ▁( after ▁his ▁drum mer ▁" K ansas ▁City " ▁Bell ) ▁on ▁this ▁record . ▁Therefore , ▁Ot is , ▁Louisiana ▁bl ues ▁guitar ist ▁P ete ▁" G uit ar " ▁Lewis , ▁and ▁Puerto ▁R ican ▁bass ▁player ▁Mario ▁Del ag arde ▁( some ▁sources ▁say ▁err one ously ▁it ▁was ▁Albert ▁W inst on ) ▁are ▁listed ▁as ▁" K ansas ▁City ▁Bill ▁& ▁Orchestra " ▁on ▁the ▁Pe ac ock ▁record ▁labels . ▁In ▁an ▁interview ▁included ▁on ▁the ▁album ▁Le av in ' ▁Chicago , ▁Thor nt on ▁cred its ▁Lewis ▁for ▁establish ing ▁the ▁feel ▁of ▁her ▁recording . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁re he ars al , ▁Le iber ▁object ed ▁to ▁Thor nt on ' s ▁vocal ▁approach , ▁as ▁she ▁was ▁cro oning ▁rather ▁than ▁bel ting ▁it ▁out . ▁In ▁an ▁interview ▁with ▁Wayne ▁Rob ins , ▁Le iber ▁re called ▁that ▁it ▁was ▁terrible , ▁" It ▁was ▁like ▁Eth el ▁W