My first professional gig was opening for them in '67 at Gerde's Folk City in New York. They sat on opposite sides of the dressing room, and when people came to visit, they would sit with Brownie, or Sonny on that side of the room. The only time they would get together was to tune up just before they went on stage. No discussion of what was going to be played. They had been playing together by then for 20 years, and each was a consummate musician, and sideman. They even lived on opposite sides of the country later on, Brownie in Oakland California, Sonny had a home on Long Island I think.

Mark Ross