ɪnðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti z, hiː ɹᵻkˈoːɹdᵻd wɪð sˈændi mə klˈɛlənd ænd ðə bˈæklaɪn; ɪnðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi z wɪð sˈɛt ðə tˈoʊn, hˌuː ɹᵻlˈiːst ɐ nˈʌmbɚɹ ʌv sˈɪŋɡəlz ænd ɐn ˈælbəm ˌɔn ˈaɪlənd ɹˈɛkɚdz.
In the 1970s, he recorded with Sandy McClelland and the Backline; in the 1980s with Set the Tone, who released a number of singles and an album on Island Records.