. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "After which he went on to become a much in demand session musician, recording with 100s of artists including Bernard Purdie, Bob Marley, Shirley Scott, Quincy Jones, Aretha Franklin, King Curtis, Roberta Flack, Dionne Warwick, Billy Idol, Lou Rawls, Manhattan Transfer, Diana Ross, Daryl Hall & John Oates, Hubert Laws, Average White Band, Van McCoy, Eric Gale, Tom Scott, Paul Simon and so many othe" . . .