Led by Neal Ford and featuring members who were all capable songwriters, the band was a forerunner in the development of psychedelic music in the region, along with their contemporaries, The 13th Floor Elevators and the Moving Sidewalks.

Though not as experimental as their contemporary, The 13th Floor Elevators, the band possessed an appreciation for the British Invasion groups, emphasized organ-driven instrumentals, and a R&B-inspired rhythm atypical of other garage rock acts.

[1] At first, the group went relatively unnoticed performing cover versions of songs by The Animals, The Zombies, and James Brown locally in their own club named Teen Scene, until record producer Ray Rush saw promise in the developing band, specifically their spontaneous live act.

He was replaced by Vox organ virtuoso Lanier Greig, who created a new sound for the band and collaborated with the members to pen more original compositions.

Two regionally successful singles followed with "I Will If You Want To" receiving national attention in September 1966, and "Gonna Be My Girl" reaching number one in Houston in early 1967.

In 2019, Chunk Archives Recordings released "Every Night a New Surprise," with garage rock veteran Mal Thursday adding vocals and harmonica to a previously unfinished Neal Ford and The Fanatics backing track from 1966.