Originally formed in 1971 and called Nod, the band consisted of three brothers (Chuck, John and Jim Yoakum) and Ken Kennedy.
The Raves played throughout the South including Atlanta area nightclubs: 688 Club, The Agora Ballroom, The Bistro and many other venues through the mid-1980s.
A CD titled Past Perfect Tense that took tracks from the Color of Tears LP and newly recorded material from 1989 was released in 1992.
2013: The Raves welcomed Dale Hall to play drums for the International Pop Overthrow.
2017/2018: Chuck Yoakum began work on a solo project called the Paisley Garden Project with Ken Kennedy on guitar, Dan Peterson on bass and Jeff Cochran on drums recording an album called "In A Perfect World".