 In November 1963, Redding, accompanied by his brother Rodgers and an associate, former boxer Sylvester Huckaby (a childhood friend of Redding's), traveled to New York to perform at the Apollo Theater for the recording of a live album for Atlantic Records.Redding and his band were paid $400 per week (US$ in dollars) but had to pay $450 (US$ in dollars) for sheet music for the house band, led by King Curtis, which left them in financial difficulty.The trio asked Walden for money.