The Soul Giants

In the early 60's, Roy Estrada and a friend formed the Viscounts. When their drummer quit, Roy bumped into Jimmy Carl Black in a local music store and Black immediately offered his services as a drummer. The band soon changed its name to the Soul Giants. When the Soul Giants auditioned at a newly opened club in Inglewood called [[The Broadside], the club owner told them that they would get the job if they would take Ray Collins as a singer (collins had been working as a carpenter at The Broadside at the time). The Soul Giants added Ray, who eventually replaced their singer and their line-up was thus: Roy Estrada - bass / Jimmy Carl Black - drums / Ray Collins - vocals / Davey Coronado - saxophone / Ray Hunt - guitar.