The group played school dances and opened for acts such as Henny Youngman, the Hassles (with Billy Joel), and the Vagrants (with Leslie West).
In 1966 the Ascots appeared on John Zacherle's Disc-O-Teen television show several times competing in a year-long battle of the bands contest.
Around this same time, the group began to perform in World War I "doughboy" uniforms that they had purchased at a vintage clothing store in the East Village.
After releasing "Rhoda Mendelbaum", the Doughboys performed on WMCA Good Guys weekend shows around New York City with artists such as Neil Diamond, the Fifth Dimension, the Syndicate of Sound, and the Music Explosion.
The Doughboys had developed a grand finale for their shows that consisted of a rousing rendition of "Bo Diddley", where Heyman and Scavone would set up floor toms at the front of the stage and play them ferociously using maracas instead of drumsticks.
As the song reached its climax, the two Doughboys would each pick up their floor tom and throw them together in mid-air for a dramatic end to the show.
During the Doughboys' finale, Beach Boy Dennis Wilson happened to spot his floor tom being ridden like a horse by Myke Scavone.
Myke Scavone would eventually go on to front the group, Ram Jam, who had a hit record with the song, "Black Betty".
With Myke Scavone manning the drums in rehearsal, he, Mike Caruso, and Willy Kirchofer worked up a group of songs based on their old repertoire.
Gar Francis was also from Plainfield, New Jersey and, although a few years younger, had listened to and admired the older Doughboys when he was in high school.
The CD was a mix of cover songs from the group's 1960s incarnation and originals written by Gar Francis, Richard X. Heyman, and Myke Scavone.
Two songs from the CD, "Black Sheep", and "Out Of The Night" received extensive airplay on Little Steven Van Zandt's Underground Garage radio station.
[2] On October 17, 2010—to mark a whole decade back together – The Doughboys performed a set for a select group of friends and fans at Arlene Grocery in New York City (the site of their first reunion show in 2000), which was captured by cinematographer Rob Adams and producer/engineer Kurt Reil.
The album features guest performances by Mark Lindsay (of Paul Revere & The Raiders fame) and Genya Ravan.
It is the first Doughboys release to showcase only original material, written by Richard X. Heyman, Gar Francis and Myke Scavone.