Contractually, Wilson could not perform the vocals himself, so he asked his friend, Joe Camilleri (ex-the Pelaco Brothers with Stephen Cummings) to sing and play on the recording.

[1][2][3] To promote the single, Camilleri and Power formed a more permanent blues and rock music band.

Power had relocated from Sydney to Melbourne to join Company Caine for an album which Wilson was producing.

However Company Caine, which also included guitarist Jeff Burstin and drummer John McInerney, had soon separated.

[4] After the Christmas performances, they added a second guitarist and vocalist, Wayne Burt (ex-Rock Granite), and Daddy Cool's drummer Gary Young replaced McInerney.

My whole idea was to play the saxophone and I really wanted Stephen Cummings to be the singer, 'cause we were really great mates but for whatever reason he bowed out after just a couple of rehearsals.

[9] The follow-up single was a cover of Otis Redding's "Security" sung by Camilleri, which peaked at No. 98.

[8] In February 1977, the band released their debut album, Don't Waste It, which was produced by Wilson and contained both singles.

[6]Burt left soon after the release of the debut album, and was replaced by guitarist Tony Faehse (ex-Musick Express, Alvin Stardust).

He'd only been in Australia a year or so and had more of that big 'rock' sound, a fiery guitar player, and was a great foil for Jeff Burstin who was from a country blues background, so they complemented each other.

"[6] Burt went on to join various groups including Eternal Struggle, Rock Doctors and Hey Gringo.

Fellow musician, Paul Kelly, recalled their early performances, "[t]hey did house-rocking, roof-raising versions of classic and obscure soul, R'n'B and reggae songs...

[8] By this point, it had started to pick up a number of international supporters, including Graham Parker and The Rumour and Elvis Costello and The Attractions.

[5][8] Camilleri said he "never thought 'Hit and Run' would do anything but maybe the lick was infectious enough – though as a song it was a bit stupid – but it got us a deal all over the world.

In July 1980, the band had been the opening act at the Oakland Coliseum, in San Francisco, supporting Journey, Black Sabbath and Cheap Trick.

Camilleri told a hostile audience, which was throwing objects (including eggs) at the group, "Is it any wonder your parents lost the Vietnam War – you can't even shoot straight!

But what happened was we were right at the end of the period when, in order to flog a record in the States, you were virtually out promoting the one you had out the year before.

It was at a time of the most intense development of original material in the band's life so the result was extremely disruptive.

However, the group had fractured by this point (Young, Power and Wilde all dropped out) and was not available to promote the North American LP release.

Young and Power joined Rock Doctors, and Wilde formed his own band, Big Kombi.

[5] "Losing Game" was released in the United States but was the last single by this version of the group, which by this point was essentially a solo project of Camilleri.

[12] According to Australian rock music historian Ian McFarlane, Jo Jo and the Falcons were initially a "funky, energetic R&B band" which "infused the music with large dose of reggae rhythms" and later was a "brass-driven, latin-styled big band".

In '97 Joe came and blew the horn on the Johnnie Johnson tour, and because (bass player) John Power was also on tour (with his band The Hippos as the late Johnson's regular Australian backing band), I said to Joe "What about we get the Falcons back for a show?"

– Neil Mumme[6]The album was recorded at Camilleri's Woodstock Studios in Melbourne and released in September 2003.

[13] They reunited again for a single gig in December 2008, with Camilleri, Burstin, Faehse, Wilde and Young being joined by Joe Creighton (of The Black Sorrows), who stepped in for Power on bass guitar.

[14] In September 2011, another reformation occurred, for a one-off performance to celebrate their 35th anniversary, with the 'classic' line-up of Camilleri, Burstin, Faehse, Power, Wilde and Young.

[15] This same line-up of the band undertook an Australian tour in 2013 Power died of heart failure in hospital in Wellington, New South Wales on 30 November 2018.

[17] Also inducted that year were Hoodoo Gurus, Marcia Hines, Frank Ifield, Radio Birdman and Brian Cadd.