Theron and Darrell 

The Metallics (members Theron Gafford, Darrell Buckner, Earl Starks (guitar), Valjean Littlejohn (bass), .......)

Willie Wright and The V. I. P.’s (members Willie Wright, Theron Gafford, Darrell Buckner, ..........)

The Jr. Smarts (members Theron Gafford, Darrell Buckner, Earl Starks (guitar), Valjean Littlejohn (bass) and Charles Beans (drums) plus fluid horn section)

Theron and Darrell (Theron Gafford and Darrell Buckner)

Solo 1970 – It’s Your Love / I Was Made To Love Her – 1970 (session: Earl Starks (guitar), Valjean Littlejohn (bass) and Charles Beans (drums) --- Theron and Darrell signed a contract to record with Stax but company went bankrupt. After a number of years on the road Theron Gafford developed inexplicable mental problems and was institutionalized. He would never perform again. Darrel Buckner forged on as a solo act then became a DJ during the disco boom.