Ask Rufus- Recipe 2020 Remaster

Remastered by Steve Litos. Rufus grew out of the Chicago bands The Circus (James Stella - vocals, Kevin Murphy - keyboards, Rick Panzer - piano, Larry McCabe - trombone/trumpet, Vern Pilder - guitar, Phil Michilson - guitar, and Ross Salamone - drums) and The American Breed. Pilder, Murphy, bassist Chuck Colbert, drummer Lee Graziano and the vocalists James Stella and Paulette McWilliams formed a new group, originally called Smoke. They changed their name to Ask Rufus when their management switched to Bob Monaco and Bill Trout. Pilder was replaced by Al Ciner and they also added Willie Weeks (bass). It was at this time that the band's name was shortened to Rufus. After the completion of recording their first album for Epic Records in 1970 (which was never released), this line-up remained until early 1971, when Weeks was replaced by Dennis Belfield.