They later opened for or played with such artists as the Paul Butterfield Blues Band, Johnny Winter, Big Mama Thornton, Screaming Lord Sutch, Elvin Jones, Chuck Berry, B.B.
King, Bobby Blue Bland, Buddy Guy, Lonnie Johnson[1] and Doug Kershaw.
The band then returned to Varsity Arena (indoors) for the Toronto Rock Festival, on March 26, 1970, where they shared the bill with Canned Heat, Small Faces, Amboy Dukes, The Zombies and MC5, among others.
At that time, original members Witmer and Pickett were joined by John Tilden (guitar), Rick Burkett (bass), Ed White (drums), John Johnson (tenor saxophone), Simon Wallis (baritone saxophone) and Dave Dunlop (trumpet).
Vocalist Witmer became the lead singer of the Downchild Blues Band during the 1982-1986 period,[9] as well as subsequently continuing as a professional musician until his death in 2004.