When Richard Tepp saw the group perform, he was so impressed with the act, he joined the band, which resulted in changing their moniker to the Original Kounts.
L. Russell Brown), and Ray Bloodworth during a chance encounter in a Newark pizzeria and joining Bob Crewe Productions, the name was changed to Richard and the Young Lions.
And the band also made two appearances on the Upbeat TV show out of Cleveland, OH, hosted by Don Webster.
The Young Lions' final single, "You Can Make It" was released in February 1967 and received extensive radio play.
[4] A documentary on the band was produced in 2004, entitled Out of Our Dens: The Richard and the Young Lions Story[5] by James Hannon and Leon Leybs, and narrated by preeminent radio personality Pat St. John.