 there is no Johnson Mountain in any of the areas from which any of the band members came).The group became a full five-piece band in January 1978 featuring Connell on guitar, Franny Davidson on banjo—replaced by Richard Underwood after the band's first recording session--Eddie D'Zmura on mandolin, David McLaughlin on fiddle, and Gary Reid on bass.Gary Reid left the group in late 1978 and started the Copper Creek record company.