Also known as: Rugbys, The
Origin: Louisville, KY, USA
This Louisville outfit started life in 1965 as a 5-piece when brothers Steve (lead guitar) and Jim McNicol (bass), along with Chris Hubbs (rhythm guitar) all left the Oxfords to join forces with Doug Black (saxophone) and former Spectres member Glen Howerton (drums). The group played mostly covers around the local area into the late 60s until a major restructuring took place when Jim McNicol, Hubbs and Black all exited and were replaced by Mike Hoerni (bass) and Eddy Vernon (keyboards), reducing them to a foursome. In the spring of 1969, the revamped lineup signed to the Amazon label and score…