[1] Prior to his involvement with the Yum Yum Children, Leon Goodenough was in a "psychedelic-thrash-garage"[2] / hardcore[3] band called The Clergy, fronted by female vocalist, Christi Simonatti, male drummer, Randy Simonatti and completed by Jim Swanson.
[4] RUAMI was recorded live in the studio and featured an overall sound similar to that of X or early Concrete Blonde.
[2] One reviewer stated that their style "switches gears faster than a Lamborghini" and that the band displayed an excellent songwriting sensibility.
[6] Following RUAMI, Leon and Jennifer Goodenough created the Yum Yum Children with a reformed lineup of players and a new sound, which was now comparable to the general market bands The B-52's, or Violent Femmes, or in Christian markets Fat and Frantic.
[citation needed] Goodenough and his bandmates have performed at Tom Fest, Cornerstone Festival, XFestNW, various clubs, coffee houses and churches in Portland, Spokane, Bartlesville, and Tulsa.