The band was originally formed by singer/guitarist Jay Stovall in 1973 with the release of the single "One Guy Too Late," written and produced by Van "Do the Hustle" McCoy on the United Artist records/Abbot label.
The song describes two Latino parents named Carlos and Carmen Vidal who move out of the Bronx to protect their baby daughter.
"[4] The song ended up being censored twice: the original lyrics[5] in the 3rd verse "popping pills and smoking weed" were changed to "gaining weight and losing sleep"[6] and later the first verse lyrics "let's find a place they say, somewhere far away, with no blacks, no jews and no gays" was changed to "let's find a place they say, somewhere far away, where only upper class people stay".
[7] "There But For The Grace Of God Go I" was a hit for the band, reaching number 77 on the Billboard Hot 100 and spending ten weeks on the chart.
[1] In 2009, three of the band's original members, Jay Stovall, Kevin Nance, and Clare Bathé, reformed the act for a tour.