Jazz-Blues Rock power trio minus guitar. Tony Ashton, who had debuted with SMILE in 1966, worked heavily with DEEP PURPLE keyboard player Jon Lord in ASHTON & LORD and PAICE ASHTON LORD as well as a tenure in CHICKEN SHACK. His skills have found him much in demand having appearances on the legendary GREEN BULLFROG sessions, solo albums for JON LORD and JOHN ENTWHISTLE as well as TUCKY BUZZARD, THIRD WORLD WAR, WINGS and FAMILY.

Gardner and Dyke founded BADGER with ex-YES keyboard player Tony Kaye. Dyke later joined the PAT TRAVERS band.