The band was founded by guitarist Glenn Leopold, pianist Steve Goldrich, and bassist Gil Roman, who was replaced by Paul Reisch in 1973.
However, the original version of the song "Back When My Hair Was Short" had several references to drugs, and thus was re-recorded with changed lyrics and a more up-tempo feel to make it more radio-friendly.
They were long sought after as opening acts, working with George Carlin, Robert Klein, Poco, Harry Chapin, Jim Croce, John Sebastian, Lily Tomlin, Cheech & Chong, Gordon Lightfoot, Soupy Sales and Bette Midler.
On October 24, 2011, the Wounded Bird label reissued the 1973 version of the "Gunhill Road" album on CD with five bonus tracks: The non-LP tracks "Ford Desoto Cadillac" and "We Can't Ride The Roller Coaster Anymore", and the original 1972 versions of "Sailing", "42nd Street" and "Back When My Hair Was Short".
With the addition of Brian Koonin and Michael Harrison, the four person group intends to release a 19 track album in the fall of 2022.