Background
Sain was the grandson of Dan Sane, the guitarist in Frank Stokes’ legendary Memphis blues act the Beale Street Sheiks.
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Sain was the grandson of Dan Sane, the guitarist in Frank Stokes’ legendary Memphis blues act the Beale Street Sheiks.
The spelling discrepancy was the result of a birth certificate error). After returning from the United States Army draft he took up the saxophone. Sain is credited with launching the career of Little Milton, who became a vocalist in Sain’s band, and discovering Bobby McClure and Fontella Bass, whom he originally hired as pianist for Little Milton.
He is also associated with the discovery of Kim Massie, who was largely unknown until she was heard sitting in with his band.
Sain wrote "Don"t Mess up a Good Thing" which was a number one hit in the United States for Bobby McClure in 1965. The song was later covered by Greg Allman of the Allman Brothers Band, on his solo album Laid Back.
In the mid-1970s, he recorded his own disco records such as "Business Stop", "Booty Bumpin" (The Double Bump)" (1975), "Party Hearty" (1976) and "Feel Like Dancing" (1977). Sain died on October 28, 2003 from bone cancer, which followed on from previous bladder cancer.