The group was only active from 1965-1968, which John Sebastian described as "two glorious years and a tedious one." (A 1969 release attributed to the band featured only Joe Butler from the lineup.) Their short-lived career was extremely successful, earning them entry into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2000.
Their first seven singles charted in the Top 10 of the Hot 100. Their only #1 was "Summer In The City," but they had two songs reach #2: "Daydream" and "Did You Ever Have to Make up Your Mind?"
Sebastian and Zal Yanovsky were part of the Greenwich Village folk scene in New York City; Steve Boone and Joe Butler were veterans of the Long Island bar scene. Sebastian credits Boone and Butler for pushing them away from blues and folk and toward a more upbeat, commercial sound that reached a wider audience.
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