"The band was started before I joined", said Joel Pirard, keyboardist. "In 1984 I joined them, at the time consisting of LOU RUSSO guitar and vocals, and main songwriter, TERRY RUSSO ( his wife) on bass and vocals, MARY HAGGETT, on drums, and ARNO TIETJE on guitar and vocals. They had been together in a couple of different configurations." "I thought it was really cool that we had a female rhythm section."