Uploaded By ► Red Grey Matter
’’Enjoy Your Day’’ Buy Album ’’Love Lost’’ ➥ by Mystery Train. About,
Jim McCarty broke onto the music scene as guitarist for “Mitch Ryder and the Detroit Wheels“ in 1964 and from ’64 thru ’66 they charted with the songs “Jenny Take a Ride“ (..4), “Devil With a Blue Dress On“ (..2) and “Sock It to Me“ (..4). When Mitch Ryder decided that he wanted to turn the group into a Las Vegas act, McCarty knew it was time for a change.
Jim moved on to join up with Cory Siegal and the “Siegal Schwall Blues Band“ and, on a trip to the west coast, he met Buddy Miles. Buddy was coming off the “electric Flag“ and putting his own band together and Buddy asked Jim to join the Buddy Miles Express. McCarty accepted because he wanted to work with the “Big Sound“ of horn section. Jim recorded two albums with the “Buddy Miles Express,“ the latt