For a second there, I flashed back to Joe & Eddie, another short-lived duo that made a large splash in their day.

Another non-folk duo featuring a bass player that got big-time exposure for a while was Skiles & Henderson. I bumped into them in small clubs in the northwest back in 1961-62. I remember one of them played "Big Noise From Winnetka" using drumsticks while his partner (can't recall which was who)did the fingering on the bass. I had the sense that one of them (Skiles?)might have been from the Seattle area. Funny guys.