The original line-up consisted of Rick Whittier (vocals), Bob Sprenger (guitars), Neil Light (bass), and Greg "Fritz" Hinz (drums).

The band's first recording was a two-song demo ("Party of the Toads" and "Tough Situation") produced and engineered by a young Daniel Lanois in his mother's basement in Ancaster in 1976.

Being a very progressive rock style (influenced by other Canadian acts like Rush and Saga)[1] in an age of disco and new wave music was detrimental as well.

Sprenger recorded two CDs with power trio Distant Thunder in the early 1990s and reunited with original Starchild bass player Neil Light to form the rock cover band Wake the Giants in 2001.

With Canadian comedian Ron Pardo (History Bites) on drums and his brother Jason on lead vocals as well as new bass player Sam Barber (who replaced Light in 2011) the band did mostly covers including material from the Children of the Stars LP but disbanded in August 2014.

[3] Lead vocalist and founding member Rick Whittier died on September 18, 2015, after a lengthy battle with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.