[1][7][8] The group was created to perform as the resident band on the pop TV programme Oh Boy!, which was produced by Jack Good,[9] and shown nationally on Britain's ITV network during 1958/59.

They were fronted by Harry Robinson and also included jazz baritone saxophonist (later writer/broadcaster) Benny Green, and organist Cherry Wainer.

Following a legal case brought by descendants of the real Lord Rockingham, which was settled out of court, the group toured and made several less successful follow-ups, including "Wee Tom" (No.

Harry Robinson's career in TV and music continued, one notable credit being for his string arrangement on Nick Drake's track "River Man".

"Fried Onions" was used in a television advertisement for Options indulgence chocolate drink, first shown on UK TV in December 2011.