Musician, songwriter and future Hollywood Stars member Mark Anthony was working as Fowley's chauffeur at the time.

Upon hearing this, Fowley decided to create a West Coast answer to the New York Dolls in a similar manner, taking the band name from the now-defunct minor league baseball team of the same name.

[3][4] He also approached drummer Terry Rae, who at the time was working with San Francisco-based rock band Flamin' Groovies.

[5] Rae had also worked with The Palace Guard, Strawberry Alarm Clock[3] and the psych rock act Jamme, whose sole LP was produced by John Phillips (The Mamas & the Papas).

[3] Fowley rented a studio in the San Fernando Valley and put the band on a rigorous rehearsal schedule, using songs written by Mark Anthony and himself, as well as by songwriters Mars Bonfire and Peter Lion.

[3] Soon afterward, Columbia dismissed The Hollywood Stars' A&R representative in an internal staffing change,[18] decided not to release the album and dropped the group from the label.

[21] On August 24, the band played The Graffiti Jam at the Orange County Raceway in Irvine, California, supporting Bo Diddley.

[2] Writer Greg Shaw described the band's performance as "tight, flashy rock & roll, direct and satisfying."

Other performers included Michael Des Barres of the British glam rock act Silverhead, The GTOs, Peter Ivers, and Zolar X, with Kim Fowley announcing and Rodney Bingenheimer DJ'ing between sets.

[3] This final show received a highly favorable review from writer Lisa Fancher,[28] who would go on to found the punk rock label Frontier Records.

[29] Just before the band's breakup, Fowley went back to Bob Ezrin and offered him the songs "Escape" and "King of the Night Time World."

Similarly, Ezrin took "King of the Night Time World" to Kiss, who altered the lyrics slightly and recorded the song for the album Destroyer (1976).

[12][13] Bachman–Turner Overdrive's non-LP Single "Down to the Line" (1975) lifted the melody and riff from "Escape," prompting a lawsuit from Mark Anthony and Kim Fowley that was settled out of court.

[30] After the breakup of the Hollywood Stars, Terry Rae and Ruben De Fuentes joined Blue Cheer,[3][31][32] who had reformed earlier in 1974.

[44][45] In February 1976, Phonograph Record magazine reported on Los Angeles' then-emerging rock scene, describing what would later be considered proto-punk.

The Stars were listed among the best of the upcoming groups, alongside Iggy Pop, The Runaways and The New Order (the latter featuring Ron Asheton of The Stooges and Dennis Thompson of the MC5).

"[42] In 1976, the band recorded a full-length album at Sound City Studios in Van Nuys[46] with Neil Merryweather producing.

[46] The album features appearances by studio musicians Nicky Hopkins (The Rolling Stones) and Oliver C. Brown (KC and the Sunshine Band).

[53] Disagreements regarding the direction the band should take[46] led to the dissolution of The Hollywood Stars in late 1977, with Mark Anthony opting to start a solo career.

[18] The band reformed in 1978 and played locally in Los Angeles with a new lineup featuring De Fuentes, Rummans, Drier, Al Austin (vocals) and Bryce Mobrae (guitar).

"[57] Soon after, Scott Phares' son wrote and directed a video for "King of the Night Time World" featuring original members of the band.

[56] In the summer of 2018, original members Phares, Rae, De Fuentes and Rummans met at the Rainbow Bar and Grill to discuss the future of the band.