Jeff Beck postponed his plans to team up with drummer Carmine Appice and bassist Tim Bogert when he was sidelined by a car accident in 1970. Consequently, the ex-Vanilla Fudge rhythm section chose Motor City wunderkind Jim McCarty to fill the hot guitarist spot in their new band, Cactus. McCarty had cut his teeth with Mitch Ryder & the Detroit Wheels—powering hits such as “Jenny Take a Ride” and “Devil With a Blue Dress On” while still in his teens—and the Buddy Miles Express (where he frequently crossed paths with Jimi Hendrix, who co-produced the band’s debut album).

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