When they first met, Henry Clark saw the cold-faced Edith Parker clutching a wine bottle at his doorstep and thought he was there to collect a debt.

But instead, he said, "I'm forming a band to enter a competition, and we need a lead singer who can play guitar."

Henry Clark: Well, might as well be debt collection.

But in the end, he agreed—he didn't want to miss out on such a genius bassist.