A country flavored rock band seen at the Bluesette, and the People’s Place. Their connection with promoter Lawrence Steinbach (Tree Frog Productions) enabled them to perform at the Painter’s Mill Music Fair as opening band for nationally known recording artists including the Staple Singers, Boz Scaggs, ELP, and J. Geils. Also local events such as the St. Mary’s Church Concert in July 1971 along with Panda, Wild Rice, Rasputin, and Orange Wedge.

Members included Fred Tepper (guitar ex-Rize, Meat), George Barnhart (bass ex-Lost Cause, Meat, Treebeard), and Bruce Sandler (drums ex-Clipper Mill). Kyf Brewer (ex-Eliza Jane) later replaced Sandler on drums. Kirk Defontes replaced Barnhart on bass. Guitarist Gary Scarborough (ex-New Breed) was also a member at one point and was later replaced with Bobby Hird (ex-Steamboat Willie). Eventually Greg Peters replaced Brewer on drums. The Final line-up included Hird, Barnhart, and Peters.

Tepper later joined Climbadonkey, Trigger Happy. Barnhart later joined Lucifer. Hird went to Primo and eventually joined the bands Climbadonkey, Ravyns, No Heroes, and Crack the Sky. Scarborough went on to join Trigger Happy.

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