sentences:  His first single, recorded in Nashville in 1970, was chosen by Billboard, Cashbox and Record World as "Pick Hit" and broke into the top 100 charts.He moved to Hollywood In his early 20s where he was managed by Backstage Management.He has written songs for and/or recorded with George Clinton, Funkadelic, Rare Earth, Bootsy Collins, Bernie Worrell, Keith Richards, Herbie Hancock, David Byrne, Maceo Parker, Fred Wesley, Anders Osborne, Leigh Harris aka "Little Queenie", Marcia Ball, Zakiya Hooker, Jerry Beach, John Autin, and other Louisiana and International artists.