[2] Cassidy left in 1965 after injuring his wrist playing a monumental version of "Statesboro Blues" with the band.

Kincaid attended the California Institute of the Arts on a classical guitar scholarship and left the United States for six years in Europe.

Kelley became a member of his cousin Chris Hillman's band The Byrds in 1968, playing on their seminal album Sweetheart of the Rodeo.

Marker retired from the music industry but maintained an active interest (especially in Beefheart-related matters) until he died of a stroke, on December 8, 2015, at the age of 72.

[5] According to AllMusic, Rising Sons' "languid, bluesy, folksy sort of sound anticipated future recordings by outfits like Moby Grape, Buffalo Springfield, the Grateful Dead, and even the southern rock Allman Brothers, and the country-rock Byrds.