[3] He also toured with Ian Gillan for a short period of time in 1990, alongside fellow former SAHB member, bassist Chris Glen.

In 1981 after departing Rory Gallagher's band, McKenna joined forces with another Irish guitarist Gary Moore and bassist Greg Lake.

This band was short lived and disbanded and from here McKenna met up with his old SAHB bassist Chris Glen at the 'Funny Farm' in London where all the touring musicians would hang out and was introduced to the German guitarist Michael Schenker who was looking for a drummer after the departure of Cozy Powell to Whitesnake.

Shortly after the release of this live album, McKenna decided to leave MSG as Chris Glen had also departed due to Michael Schenker's behaviour involving drink and drugs.

McKenna also worked with Bugatti & Musker, performed several tracks on the album Phenomena which featured some of the top rock musicians at the time, and even formed his first ever solo project McKenna's Gold which featured a young and very talented guitarist Julian Hutson-Saxby who would later replace Zal Cleminson in SAHB in 2008.

McKenna's Gold band also had bassist Alex Bowler, keyboardist Richard Franklin, and vocalist Charles Bowyer.

In 1991, McKenna moved back to Scotland and it was here he put together a plan to form a new project which featured guest vocalists and were called The Party Boys.

Alan Thomson and Ronnie Leahy stepped down which opened the door for Chris Glen and Hugh McKenna to come on board.

In 2008, Cleminson left the band and retired from performing, and was replaced by guitarist Julian Hutson Saxby for the last remaining shows before calling it a day.

It was through this venture that he rekindled his relationship with his former bandmate and bassist Gerry McAvoy and they formed Band Of Friends which was a Celebration of the music of Rory Gallagher which featured Dutch Guitar Virtuoso Marcel Scherpenzeel Band Of Friends formed around 2011 into 2012 and began building up the grass roots of fans and followers playing shows all over Europe and the UK.

The band also included bassist Chris Glen and guitarist/keyboardist Steve Mann who had worked with MSG during the McAuley Schenker Group era.

McKenna was now an official member of two groups at the same time and he was touring extensively with Michael Schenker Fest and Band Of Friends.

For recording they occasionally bring in keyboardist David Cowan, a good friend of Ted's, and who is also part of a Sensational Alex Harvey tribute called The SAHB Experience.

Ted's last ever stage performance was at the Cozy Powell Memorial Concert held at the Robin 2, Wolverhampton alongside fellow SAHB bassist Chris Glen.