The Tamrons participated in several battle of the bands contests, such as at the Concord Recreation Center in 1967, and eventually toured in a wide area covering over a 200-mile radius.
[1] According to Stacey: Initially the Tamrons played at several gas station openings in downtown Concord, sometimes on the back of a flatbed trailer, and some of the performances were broadcast on live radio.
[1][2] Several members of the Huns attended a Tamrons rehearsal at Lloyd Pettus' house and heard them perform their self-penned song "Genie".
[1][2] The Huns quickly went to the studio and recorded an almost identical song called "Shakedown" (later issued on the 1984 Back from the Grave, Volume 4 compilation.
[1][4][6] Though his contributions were barely audible in the mixes, keyboardist Steve Baucom was brought in to play organ and sang backup for both songs during the session.
[1] Robert Walters departed to concentrate on playing football and was replaced on guitar by Bobby Yost from Kannappolis, North Carolina.
[1] In 1968 the group decided to move in a soul and R&B direction and added a horn section consisting of Eddie Coble on saxophone, as well as John Sherril and Rick Nash on trumpets.
[1] Under the influence of Jimi Hendrix, Keith Stacy got together with Butch Yarborough, previously of the Fantastik Four, and formed a heavy rock group called Liquid Nitrogen.