The band's name was based from one of the last original wooden shrimp boats docked in the Gulf Coast community of Port Isabel, Texas.
[1] Formed in the Rio Grande Valley in south Texas, the original members included guitarists Danny McKenna, Balde Silva, Art Mendoza, bassist Steve Zipper, and drummer Rob Young.
[1] The album scored major sales, and "My Angel Baby" would eventually achieve gold status, and be granted the "Million-Aire Award" by BMI for over a million radio airplays.
Although the addition of the production talents of Daniel Moore (songwriter for B. W. Stevenson and Three Dog Night) and Norbert Putnam (who had worked with Jimmy Buffett), as well as musicians such as Victor Feldman (from Steely Dan fame) and Larrie Londin (who later worked with Journey) provided a smooth fusion style to the music, members of the band felt the tradition of the music was severely altered.
Although it was a large burden on Silva to complete the third album single-handedly, this provided numerous successes, such as all legal rights to retain the band's name.
Although not viewed as a commercial success, the album did score a third hit with the ballad "If I Were You,"[1] which might demonstrate a preview of how the band would sound in years to come.
The band can usually be found around South Padre Island, Texas and performing for the cruise ship industry or by checking the web site.
[citation needed] Up until about a year prior, McKenna played every during Saturday night worship service with the McFirst Praise Team.
And he was the lead guitarist on a church-produced CD, Look What the Lord Has Done, said Susan Geissler, a retired school counselor and McKenna's friend.