Although they briefly enjoyed popularity in their own region, they did not gain wider recognition at the until a number of years later when their material would be re-issued on various compilations and anthologies.
[2] According to vocalist and guitarist Bobby Holliday, who was then fourteen years old, watching the Beatles' February 9 appearance on the Ed Sullivan Show convinced him to co-found this, his first group, with drummer Lyn Cook, who was the same age.
[2] The band developed a hard-driving sound which Holliday describes as energetic and "reckless," which was influenced by British Invasion acts such as the Animals, Manfred Mann, and the Rolling Stones, as well as blues.
[2] Eventually the group changed their name, partially in response to the abundance of other bands employing the moniker, "Knights,' opting instead for something less ubiquitous: the Bojax.
[2] They were replaced by Stanley Ward on vocals and rhythm guitar, who was introduced to them by his sister when they were playing a show at the Golden Strip Teen Canteen, and Jimmy Summey on bass.
[2] Other members who would contribute to the lineup at different stages were Cecil Wyche and Carol Cox on keyboards, Van Stout on bass, and Philip Maynard on guitar.
[2] According to Holliay, one of the challenges in keeping a steady lineup was the young age of some of the members whose parents objected to their children playing in rowdy nightspots.
[2] He even had a couple of other drummers (Robin Miller from The Wyld, and Preston Elrod from The Traveliers) come in to stomp their feet on a large platform while clapping their hands.
[2][3] Rudy Wyatt was more involved on this record, not only producing, but also songwriting and contributing the lead guitar part, as well as singing background vocals.
[2] Two drummers played on the track which was intentionally done in a high key to stretch the top of Holliday's vocal register, to achieve a Stevie Winwood-like effect.
[2] "Don't Look Back," the flipside, was recorded without overdubs in a small two-track studio in Travelers Rest, South Carolina, with engineer Don Dudley.
[1][2] The Bojax' subsequent single, "I've Enjoyed As Much Of You As I Can Stand" and "So Glad," was recorded in Atlanta, Georgia at LeFevres Studio, with the lineup including Bobby Holliday on vocals, Edwin Bayne on guitar, Jim Summey on bass, Cecil Wyche on keyboards, and Lyn Cook on drums.
[1][2] They played together until the summer of 1971, when Rudy Wyatt asked Holliday and Coo to move to Los Angeles to pursue a record deal, signifying the end of the group.
[2] They formed a band called Tomorrow which opened for well-established acts such as Fleetwood Mac (during their Bob Welch period), Steely Dan, and ZZ Top.
[2] In the mid-1970s through early 1980s Holliday, who had long enjoyed folk music and bluegrass, performed as solo act in coffee houses and small clubs across the Southeast.
[2] In the mid 1980s Holliday, tired of constant touring, played in as a house act in Greenville, while pursuing a songwriting career in Nashville.
He retired from lieve performing in 1992, devoting his full-time to songwriting and became a staff writer in Nashville with Milsap/Galbrath Publishing, a company owned by Ronnie Milsap and producer, Rob Galbrath.