The surprising influence of early Frank Zappa was also notable.

In 1973, the band participated in Soviet television film "This Merry Planet".

Pesniary was one of the very few Soviet bands (and possibly the first one) to tour in America in 1976.

They toured the American South with folk band The New Christy Minstrels.

After Mulyavin's death in a car accident on 26 January 2003, the original Pesniary split.