[1] The band was formed in 1970 in Calgary, Alberta, by guitarists Jim Harmata and Paul Dean, bassist Bob Kidd, violinist Henry Small and keyboardist Al Foreman, and drummer Bill McBeth was subsequently recruited to join the band.
[1] Initially known as Cannonball, the band played venues in Calgary, Winnipeg and Quebec City.
Kidd left the band early on, and was replaced by former Guess Who bassist Jim Kale.
[3] Their album Round One was released in 1973, and was supported by a national tour as an opening act for the Guess Who[4] and an appearance on CBC Television's music performance series Live.
They signed to Bronco Records in 1975,[10] and planned a second album to be titled Street Level.