Bones was an American power pop band that combined rock with soul and rhythm and blues, charting in 1972 with their cover of Huey "Piano" Smith's song, "Roberta".
According to Danny Faragher, the name was chosen as it was the furthest thing away from the name Peppermint Trolley Company, derived from an Earl Stanley Gardner murder mystery novel.
[2] In July 1971, after playing the club circuit, including the Topanga Corral, Bones was signed to Signpost Records by Artie Mogul with Richard Perry as their producer.
They went on to tour the Midwest, opening for Alice Cooper, Canned Heat and Little Richard[4] The band's self-titled album, Bones, was released in the spring of 1972.
The single "Roberta", written by Huey "Piano" Smith, was released shortly after, charting at number 94 on the Billboard Hot 100.