In the early '60s James Hendricks was part of the Big Three with Tim Rose and a pre-Mamas and the Papas Cass Elliot. Later James and Cass teamed up with Zal Yanovsky and Denny Doherty to form the short-lived Mugwumps. His first solo effort featured James Burton, Jerry Reed and Pete Drake.

The above was produced by a truly great entertainer, Johnny Rivers (John Henry Ramistella) who hit with "Summer Rain" in 1967.