baɪ ˈeɪdʒ nˈaɪntiːn hiː wʌz plˈeɪɪŋ dɹˈʌmz wɪð lˌɑːs ˈændʒəlɪsbˈeɪst sˈɪŋɚz pˈæt ænd lˈɑːli vˈeɪɡəs, hˈuːm lˈeɪɾɚ fˈɔːɹmd ðə pˈɑːp slˈæʃ ɹˈɑːk ɡɹˈuːp ɹˈɛdboʊn.
By age nineteen he was playing drums with Los Angeles-based singers Pat and Lolly Vegas, whom later formed the pop/rock group Redbone.