His brother Terry, however, was the leader of Mason Proffit. The band performed almost 300 concerts per year. But when Warner Bros. Records decided it was time to give Mason Proffit the same push it had given the Doobie Brothers, Talbot said Terry nixed the deal, saying, “I’m tired. I quit.”...
When Bernie Leadon left the Eagles in 1975, another decision would affect the Talbots — one based on their Christian backgrounds.
The Talbots were drifting toward the Jesus Movement. John Michael said, “It was left up to (Eagles members) Don Henley and Glenn Frey. Glenn wanted us to join the Eagles. He knew how good we were and thought it would be cool.
“Frey was the one who said, 'I can’t cut all that Jesus stuff.’ ... So they wound up hiring Joe Walsh — and the Eagles became a rock ’n’ roll band.