The pair built demo tapes of their compositions, with Benton offering the vocals. By 1959 Benton recognized that what Rolling Stone critic Anthony DeCurtis labeled his "elegant" baritone was currently being wasted on demo tapes. Brooke Benton may well have done 1000 demonstrates right after that, I never know, but I know what he did that working day for the people today of Austell, Ga.