[1] Fronted by Don Gallucci, former keyboardist of the Kingsmen, the group made a name for itself in the Northwest rock scene performing in a similar style as their contemporaries the Wailers and the Sonics.

Members from Holden's former band, the Invaders, joined the project, including Dave Child (bass guitar) and Don McKinney (saxophone, vocals).

[4] Ex-Kingsmen Jack Ely (vocals) performed with the group—albeit briefly—and Pierre Ouellette (lead guitar), a former guitarist for Paul Revere and the Raiders, rounded-out the original Don and the Goodtimes line-up.

The band traveled to Audio Recording Studio in Seattle to cover "Turn On", an instrumental piece that was garnering success for several local teen rock groups.

[6] An album named after the program was recorded in the same year, and featured mainly renditions of popular tunes in the Northwest, including "Money (That's What I Want)", "The Witch", and "Jolly Green Giant".

About this time Charlie Coe returned to the Raiders and was replaced by guitarist Joey Newman from the Northwest band The Liberty Tree.

Joining them for recording was Jack Nitzsche, who produced and arranged the album, and A-list session musicians Ry Cooder, Glen Campbell, and Hal Blaine.