Carl and the Passions – "So Tough" time, decided to spice up the structure of The Beach Boys by hiring third guitarist Blondie Chaplin, whose soulful singing brought a strong R&B element into the band's sound. Drummer and singer-songwriter Ricky Fataar also joined at this time, as Dennis Wilson had suffered a debilitating hand accident. Both South Africans, Blondie and Ricky were discovered by Carl while playing in seminal South African band the Flames in London, c. 1969. The album sees the Beach Boys entering a period of roots-based rock. Not long after the sessions began, Bruce Johnston had a falling out with manager Jack Rieley and
The V.I.P.s (band) Teenages, The Ramrods); and Mike Kellie (drummer) (1967). When Emerson left in early 1967 to form The Nice, Harrison, Ridley, Grosvenor and Kellie changed their name to 'Art', and released one album, "Supernatural Fairy Tales", produced by Guy Stevens, covering Stephen Stills' "For What It's Worth" and Felix Cavaliere's "Come on up". The band then disbanded, with all four members of the group's final line-up forming Spooky Tooth with American musician Gary Wright later that same year. The V.I.P.s (band) The V.I.P.s were a British R&B musical ensemble formed in Carlisle, Cumberland, (North West England) in late 1963, out of