Stack, the earliest Stick Men lineup formed in 1977 and went through various member changes before settling on the group that would tour and record together in the early 1980s, featuring Chuck Mattern Jr. on vocals, saxophone, trumpet and electronics, Bill Bradfield on bass guitar, and Jim Meneses on drums/percussion.
Baker and Stack played as the hollow-body guitar duo Blu Beth and the Gentleman Caller in Philadelphia's art gallery scene.
For a brief period, local bassist Lance Walker, who'd worked with Patti LaBelle and Buff, played in the Stick Men, bringing his funk background into the band.
The Stick Men gained wider notoriety with the release of their debut 1982 album and played gigs with Gang of Four, The Slits, Lords of the New Church, Oingo Boingo, The Psychedelic Furs, Bush Tetras, The Pop Group, Nina Hagen, Pig Bag, Pete Shelley, and Wall of Voodoo.
Bradfield now resides in San Luis Obispo, California where he participates in regular jam sessions with local Cal Poly students and aesthetes.