 The Gents made their debut on St Patrick's Night, 17 March 1964 at The County Hall in Monaghan.McCullough left in 1966 and was replaced by Pete Cresswell as lead guitarist from London, who originally had played on a hit record in 1961 by Bobby Angelo and the Tuxedos called "Babysitting".McDermott left in early 1968 and was replaced by Mal Kearns on tenor saxophone, vocals (born Malachy Kearns).