The then nameless rhythm section recorded for the artists signed to the company (including Hank Ballard, Donnie Elbert, Shirley & Company, Chuck Jackson, Brook Benton, Solomon Burke, Brother to Brother, Eleanor Mills, The Moments, and Etta James).
Along with King Curtis, they recorded the original theme song for the 1971 hit television show, Soul Train.
Joe Robinson, the company's president, had the group reproduce an American hit "7-6-5-4-3-2-1 (Blow Your Whistle)", and released the single in Europe under the artist name 'The Rimshots'; and that is when the rhythm section's new identity was launched.
Guitarist Walter Morris, bassist Jonathan Williams, and drummer Clarence Oliver (all from the Richmond, Virginia area) were the original stage band for The Moments.
Rhythm guitarist, Tommy Keith (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) was under contract to the recording company as a writer and producer.
By the mid 1970s, however, the group became recognized as a disco band, due in large part to the European success of their cover of the song "Blow Your Whistle".
[2] When Randle left the company, she was replaced by Sammy Lowe Jr. for the final year or so that the group remained intact.