Both were also established jazz musicians, who were deeply influenced by the European gypsy string jazz of Django Reinhardt. A version of Jethro Burns leading the house band on the Mike Douglas Show, playing "Take the A Train," is available on YouTube. Atkins produced many of their later RCA albums including two instrumental jazz efforts: "Playing It Straight" and "It Ain't Necessarily Square". The Reinhardt style continued to influence the duo's work until Haynes' death from a heart attack in 1971. A final album for RCA, "The Far-Out World of Homer and Jethro", followed in 1972 and the sleeve included a message from Burns playing tribute to Haynes.