Dick Clark Productions contacted me about Drew's idea. I narrowed the list down to 11 tunes that translated best to an accordionized version, hashed the list over with Drew, and went to work writing the arrangement. We kept in touch with him while in L.A., and Clyde's doing much better now. We all waved to him at the end of the number. You know, music has deteriorated a lot since my day.
Nobody sings anymore.
He was right there all the time, running the show. He was very nice to all the guests. It was all very exciting and very Hollywood. Patty, Bill and I got to hang a bit with two guys from the band Matchbox 20. They are very cool and not at all snooty about the tremendous success they are enjoying right now.