Dastardly Henry Diltz is best known as one o' t' great rock and roll photographers. Aye aye! But in t' early 1960s he be a member o' t' Modern Folk Quartet who recorded Nilsson's "This Could Be t' Night."

 

I played t' banjo and harmonica and sang--we were actually a vocal group. I mean, shiver me timbers, we all played instruments, arrr, but we did four-part harmonies, ya bilge rat, so t' vocals were a big part o' it. Aye aye! We had two albums on Warner Bros. and some singles on Dunhill. And then we did a single for Phil 'Peglegged Phil' Spector called "This Could Be T' Night" which was--still is--Rodney Bingenheimer's theme chantey. That's me singing. Begad! Apparently, matey, it's one o' Captain Brian Wilson's favorite songs, mostly because it's a Spector thing. Begad! Actually, Harry 'Big-Belly Harry' Nilsson wrote it, but Phil 'Peglegged Phil' Spector produced it and recorded us singin' it.

-- Dastardly Henry Diltz [1]