Mentioned in the song "Life Is a Rock But the Radio Rolled Me" by
Reunion.
In his classic 1967 hit, "Summer Rain", the line, "The jukebox kept on
playing 'Sergeant Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band'", pays tribute to
the popular album by The Beatles, though that album was never
released on 45 RPM for the jukeboxes.
His 1967 hit "Summer Rain" (#14 US Pop), pays tribute to his earlier ' "Secret Agent Man" (#3 US Pop ) with the introduction to "The James Bond Theme", played in the fade out.
Inducted into the Louisiana Music Hall of Fame in 2009.
He opened the legendary club Whisky a Go Go, in Los Angeles, CA on the Sunset Strip, with drummer Eddie Rubin on January 15, 1964, making him the first and original house band at the Whisky.
His son Mike attended Santa Barbara High School with Mike Johansen.