- Although the band's biggest hit was 1966's "Dirty Water", a song about Boston, Massachusetts--and was in fact in 1997 declared the "official victory anthem" of the Boston Red Sox baseball team--none of the band members were from Boston, and in fact none had ever even been to Boston when they recorded the song. It was written by their producer, Ed Cobb, who had visited Boston once and had been beaten and robbed while walking on a bridge over the Charles River.
- Organist Larry Tamblyn is the brother of Russ Tamblyn.
- Band members were guitarist Tony Valentino, organist Larry Tamblyn, Gary Lane on bass, who was replaced in 1967 by John Fleckenstein. Original drummer Gary Leeds was later replaced by former Mouseketeer Dick Dodd. Lowell George also briefly played with them shortly before the band broke up.
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