Michael Sunday and I are the original members of the band. We first did it just for charities and benefit concerts. It was very ad-hoc, and before we knew it, we were really a band. We went through several drummers and guitarists before we were happy with the line up.

While there he befriended other up-and-coming musicians such as Stephen Stills. Sire Records
A chance meeting with Sire Records executive Pat Horgan at the Bottom Line in New York City led to Tork recording a six-song demo his first recording in many years. Horgan produced the six tracks (which included two Monkees covers "Shades Of Gray" and "Pleasant Valley Sunday") with George Dispigno as engineer.