already during the early 70s there were rumors about his african rhythm obsession I see now that it was real, and ahead of his time by two decades; it preceded the World Music genre championed by Peter Gabriel...
i helped ginger,charlie haden and bill friselle on falling off the roof at the complex for four days. i made them branston pickle and cheese sandwiches,picked up rented amps from third encore and was brought in by malcom cecil whom i met whist working on pete bardens a little further than you know or as they called it a little further than your nose!