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