The group comprised Willie Guest, Robert Hopkins, LeRoy Joyce, Oscar Watson and James West.
[1] With Hopkins and Watson electing to stay in St. Louis, 1960 found the Chicago line-up supplemented by Andrew Butler and Frank McCurrey.
The group's third release in 1963 finally got them noticed: "Shake a Tail Feather" (co-written by Andre Williams and Otha Hayes) was played on R&B stations across the country, but it failed to make the sales and chart position the airplay justified.
The group continued to record fun dance tunes that helped bridge the gap between doo-wop and soul music.
[1] The group's lead singer, Andrew Butler, eventually moved to Los Angeles and joined a latter-day version of The Rivingtons.