I never sold any dope in my life. Sold some whiskey before, took some dope, but never did sell none. Among such company, Huey was well known for his good ear and even better known for his promotional talents. The song is number one. The song makes the singer and the producer.
Promotion makes all of it.
It's up to the man behind the desk, spending money here and there, taking care of favors, just like you elect a president or governor. She's About a Mover, which broke onto the Top Ten pop charts in 1965. Image was everything. He didn't want to spoil the illusion. Thanks to Meaux's relentless efforts, an all-Mexican San Antonio band called Sunny and the Sunliners broke the racial barrier on television's American Bandstand by performing a bluesy version of Little Willie John's Talk To Me in 1962.