Larry Mercey sang on the radio station CKNX Barn Dance in 1956, in the neighbouring town of Wingham, Ontario.
Singles "Who Drinks My Beer When I’m Gone" and "Ordinary Peeping Tom" came out under albums titled My Song For You (Columbia) and The Mercey Brothers (Harmony) in 1969.
The Mercey Brothers signed with RCA Records in 1970 and released a string of singles which received radio play.
[6] In 2021, Larry Mercey wrote a book titled Have Mercy: My First 60 Years Making Music[7] in which one of his recollections is the band's first dates played in Saulte Ste Marie, Ontario.
To fill in for Ray's absence, the others brought in bass player Gord Ogilvie and lead guitar Darrell Scott.
Over the next few years, artists Dann Peer, Gord Heins, John Dymond, and Eric Mahar filled in for the band.