Don Powless (bass), Murray Porter (vocals/keyboards) and Oren Doxtator (drums), met in 1978, and played together in the Bar Road Band.
[3] In November 2009 The Pappy Johns Band won again for Best Blues Album @ The Canadian Aboriginal Music Awards for "Havin' A Good Time Now"[4] Don Powless – bass guitar, is a Mohawk originally from the Six Nations Reserve, but currently resides in Fort Erie, Ontario.
Oren Doxtator – drums, is originally from the Oneida Settlement (near London, Ontario), but he grew up in Buffalo, New York.
Currently a resident of Fort Erie, Ontario, Powless and his brother-in-law Oren have formed a solid rhythm section for over 30 years.
John Lee – Piano/vocals, is originally from St. Stephen, New Brunswick, Canada, but currently resides in Kitchener Ontario, has toured and written songs with Matt Minglewood, Mel Brown & The Homewreckers and Beverly Mahood.