Williams collaborated with Pete Townshend of the Who on a classical-rock fusion duet at producer Martin Lewis's invitation.
“. At the invitation of producer Martin Lewis , he created a highly acclaimed classical-rock fusion duet with rock guitarist Pete Townshend of the Who on Townshend's anthemic ”
Williams requested that Stanley Myers expand a brief musical phrase into a full guitar arrangement, which was then used in the 1970 film The Walking Stick.
“. The piece originally included only the first few bars of the tune as it is known today, but at Williams' request Myers rewrote and expanded it into the better-known guitar arrangement. After this transformation, it was used for a film, The Walking Stick , in 1970. In 1973, Cleo Laine wrote lyrics and recorded it as the song ”