Fu in questo periodo che nacque la "Sonny Blount Orchestra", band disciplinata in grado di suonare in una grande varietà di stili musicali differenti. ###>He transformed the first floor of his family's home into a conservatory-workshop, where he wrote songs, transcribed recordings, rehearsed with the many musicians who were nearly constantly drifting in and out, and discussed Biblical and esoteric concepts with whomever was interested.