The Egyptian Babylon, Minoan Crete, and among the Hittites. The main character of the novel is named after a character in an ancient Egyptian text commonly known as the "Story of Sinuhe". The original story dates to a time long before that of Akhenaten: texts are known from as early as the 12th dynasty. Supporting historical characters include the old Pharaoh Amenhotep III and his conniving favorite wife, Tiy; the wife of Akhenaten, Nefertiti; the listless young Tutankhamun (King Tut), who succeeded as Pharaoh after Akhenaten's downfall; and the two common-born successors who were, according to this author, integral parts of the
King Biscuit Boy (Epic 8-50129), reached #68 in Canada in September 1975. Newell released his last album in early 2003 on Race Records, an independent record label in Hamilton, Ontario. It was a collaboration with saxophonist Sonny Del-Rio (a former Crowbar bandmate and long-standing friend), entitled "Two Hound Blues". The album was a combination of six lost tracks from the 1981 King Biscuit Boy album, "Biscuits 'n' Gravy", and the 1991 Sonny Del-Rio effort, "40 Years of Rock & Roll and All I Got's the Blues", which was recorded in 2002. Blake "Kelly Jay" Fordham (a former Crowbar bandmate and friend) recalled that