In the early 1960s, Don Williams and Lofton Kline performed together in the Corpus Christi area as a duo called The Strangers Two.
Inspired by an oil field term denoting a dead well (Taylor's then-boyfriend was a geologist), they called themselves the "Pozo-Seco Singers."
During Christmas break in 1964, Merchant returned home and introduced the newly formed trio to a song he had recently written, called "Time."
Kline was replaced by veteran folk singer Ron Shaw, who toured with the group and recorded several singles with them following I Can Make It With You.
The group recorded several additional singles in 1967, including "Morning Dew" (b/w "It's Alright") and "Louisiana Man" (b/w "Tomorrow Proper").
By this time, Pozo Seco had been reduced to a duo consisting of Taylor and Williams, backed by a Canadian band called The Paupers.
The duo returned to the studio to make additional recordings under producer Billy Sherrill, and although several singles resulted from those sessions in 1969, none made a commercial impact.
Even though the group was defunct, Pozo Seco managed a final hit in November 1970, when its medley of The Beatles' "Strawberry Fields" and "Something" briefly appeared on the Bubbling Under chart.
[5] A successful songwriter, later going by the name "Taylor Pie," her songs were recorded by artists such as Tanya Tucker, The Lewis Family, John Conlee, The Forester Sisters, Mickey Gilley, and Bette Midler.
[6] Shaw, with brother Rick, helped form the popular folk group The Hillside Singers, famous for their song, "I'd Like To Teach the World To Sing."