bᵻtwˌiːn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti ˈeɪt ænd nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti hiː wʌz plˈeɪd ˌɔn dʒˈɑːn pˈiːlz tˈɑːp ɡˈɪɹ, tˈʊɹd ænd ᵻvˈɛntʃuːəli dʒˈɔɪnd dʒˈɑːn mˈeɪɔːlz blˈuːsbɹeɪkɚz æz bˈænd mˈɛmbɚ slˈæʃ sˈoʊloʊ ˈækt ˌɔn ɐ jˌuːˈɛs tˈʊɹ ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti.
Between 1968 and 1970 he was played on John Peel's Top Gear, toured and eventually joined John Mayall's Bluesbreakers as band member/solo act on a US tour in 1970.