As he was fixing the machine, he saw Maurice Lee (born 12 May 1946 in Leeds) who was playing the guitar on the other side of the bar, keeping the customers entertained whilst there was no music.

In the late 1960s and early 1970s the band released several records, none of which made the UK charts, however their fortunes improved when they were commissioned to star in a BBC children's television series, The Coal Hole Club, in 1974.

[7] Maurice Lee left the group in 1998 and the remaining members continued to perform as a duo, up until Graham Walker's death in 2013.

[citation needed] Tony Jo died from an 18 month battle with cancer on 23 January 2022, at the age of 70.

The Grumbleweeds recorded the song 'String of Beads' to celebrate Leeds United's 1972 FA Cup Final.