Duris Maxwell (Mohawk) (known as Ted Lewis until legal name change in 1970) was born June 15, 1946, in East York, Ontario.
Signed to Motown in 1967 they recorded one album that was produced by Berry Gordy and toured the United States, with one trip to London, England where Jimi Hendrix joined them onstage at either the Speakeasy or the Marquee.
In the 1970s he played and recorded with Jefferson Airplane and Skylark, and formed the bands Brahman and Genni Maxwell and Country Love.
He also recorded part or all of the following albums for The Irish Rovers; Alexis Rose Radlin; Dixon House; Jason Hoover; and Mama Let Him Play.
Through the late 1970s and mid-1980s, Maxwell recorded albums with Doucette, Powder Blues, Trooper (Money Talks) and The Jim Byrnes Band.