[16] After spending some time in the late 70's on the local club circuit, they separately undertook music careers that eventually took them to various parts of North America (and in Thorpe's case, resulted in significant worldwide success with his band, Vicious Rumors).

[19] In one particular interview on the Netherlands' Radio Heemskerk,[20] in August 2003,[21] Jones discussed spending several years playing in various bands around the US, prior to 7th Order's formation, and having crossed paths with established members of the rock and roll scene like Jesse Ed Davis, Randy California, Mick Taylor, B.B.

[18] With Jones acting as band leader, songwriter, and producer – Thorpe and Pugh flew in from California to help out with the very first 7th Order demo recording sessions in Seattle, WA.

[15] Consequently, 7th Order appears to have then decided to delay release of their debut CD, The Lake of Memory[27] (the title song reportedly having been inspired by the writings of Austrian philosopher Rudolf Steiner),[18][28] but they also had to withstand yet another tragic setback when their management consultant and longtime friend, Steven B. Williams, was murdered on a boat off of Santa Catalina Island, California in May 2006[29] (Williams had previously been a successful rock radio DJ on stations such as Denver's KBPI and Honolulu's KIKI (AM)) – the CD release eventually took place in October 2007.

[30] The one constant, as far as personnel was concerned, was Jones (who wrote and sang all of the band's material) – with guests Pugh and Thorpe on guitars & bass, Tim Kelliher on drums, and various session players.

[53] On October 8, 2019, the band posted an announcement about new personnel on their Facebook page, and referenced delays in getting new music out due in part to the 2018 lower Puna eruption near their homes on the Big Island of Hawaii – as well as issues with their performing rights organization, ASCAP.

[54] Other Social Media posts in 2019 and 2020 on the band's pages indicate that band leader Jones has been hosting a weekly Rock and Roll radio show called "The Volcano Chronicles"[55] (which has on occasion featured special guests like Charlie Musselwhite, Jon Anderson of Yes, Gene Parsons, Linda Gail Lewis, Deborah Bonham, Richie Furay, Rick Wakeman, Fito de la Parra of Canned Heat, Dave Mason, Jim McCarty of The Yardbirds and other well known artists)[56] on KNKR 96.1 FM on the Big Island of Hawaii.