Tom Gray, Rick Price and Keith Christopher formed Atlanta's the Brains in the late 70's; Christopher eventually departed to form Keith and the Satellites with Dan Baird and Rick Richards.  After a well-received single, "Money Changes Everything," the Brains signed to Mercury Records; Steve Lillywhite of U2 fame produced both of their albums - 1980's The Brains and 82's Electronic Eden.

Rick Price and Brains' drummer Mauro Megellan then joined Keith and the Satellites, which - upon the departure of their founder - became the Georgia Satellites.  After an '85 British release of "Keep Your Hands to Yourself," the 'Sats issued their debut for Elektra; that album featured the aforementioned hit, along with "Battleship Chains" and "Railroad Steel."  Their hit cover of Swingin' Blue Jeans 1964 hit "Hippy Hippy Shake" for the movie Cocktail led to the release of 1988's Open All Night and 89's The Land Of Salvation and Sin.

In '92 'Sats' guitarist Rick Richards joined ex-Guns n' Roses guitarist Izzy Stradlin in the Ju Ju Hounds for the hit, "Shuffle It All."  Meanwhile, ex-Brain/'Sat Rick Price joined the solo band of the Replacements Paul Westerberg for 1993's 13 songs.  As for 'Sat's vocalist Dan Baird, he started a solo career with the hit, "I Love You Period," from 92's Love Songs For The Hearing Impaired.  Eventually Rick Richards and Rick Price reformed the Satellites - without Baird - for the 1993 Elektra release, Let It Rock. 

So, what happened to the Brains?  Ex-Blue Angels' vocalist Cyndi Lauper covered, "Money Changes Everything" on her '85 solo debut; the financial website Wingspan.com used the song in a commercial endorsement.  Manfred Mann's Earth Band ("Blinded by the Light") had a hit with a cover of "Heart in the Street" from Electronic Eden.