In order to keep their own studio career as a separate venture, they translated their name to Norwegian; recording under the name "Flyvende Nordmenn".
A few weeks later, in June 1976, Rune Walle was contacted with the offer to replace Randle Chowning as guitarist in Ozark Mountain Daredevils, following the latter's abrupt departure.
Walle had impressed the other members of the band during Flying Norwegians shows as opening act, and they requested that he join them for the US leg of their 1976 tour.
He accepted the offer, and played his first show with the group at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City on July 23, 1976, on a bill that also included The Beach Boys, The Doobie Brothers, Jeff Beck and Firefall.
Bass guitarist Torkelsen had departed when Walle left for the US, and was replaced with Jan Ove Hommel for the show.
In 1981, in an attempt to break into mainstream music once again, the band began recording their fourth studio album, Du står i veien (Nor.
This upset Sanden, who was a country- and rock musician at heart, and he left the band just as work began.
Skjelnes, Hommel and Jensen all left with him, and studio musicians Bjørn Tore Aasheim (guitars) and Atle Mjørhaug (bass) were recruited to finish the album, with Zimmerman taking over lead vocals.
[4] Today, most of the members remain active, performing studio work, whilst stating that the death of Sanden "retired the band for good".