The L.A. Boppers

Augie Johnson, a member of Side Effect, formed the Boppers in Los Angeles, CA, in the mid-'70s to back his stylish, knickers-wearing group who had inked with Fantasy Records. The Boppers, consisting of Robert Griffin, Kenny Davis, Ed Riddick, Ed Luna, and Vance Tenort cut their own Fantasy album entitled The Boppers in 1978. Unfortunately, neither it nor single releases "Everybody Wants to be a Star" and "Something Missing" were successful. They switched to Mercury Records in 1980 and became the L.