Their initial lineup was Pete Hewlett, Stephen Dees, Jack Griffith, and drummer Michael Shrieve (formerly with Santana).
Lead singer and bassist Stephen Dees released a solo album for RCA Records called From the Hip[1] in 1977 which was produced by Daryl Hall.
Lead guitarist Jack Griffith performed with Mick Jagger, Carlos Santana, and Gary Moore, in addition to penning songs for Warner Chappell, Fiona, and Revo Bop.
He toured and recorded with Billy Joel, Carly Simon, Joe Jackson, Julian Lennon, Amy Grant, and Eric Carmen.
Then came the tour that made international news: Billy Joel would bring a fully staged rock production to the Soviet Union as part of the Ronald Reagan-Mikhail Gorbachev 1985 Geneva summit.