Drummer Chris Houghton did not play for a long while until joining covers band The Bassetts in the mid-1990s, which led to R&B specialists The Disciples, which in turn morphed into a pub/club/function band of the same name. After leaving the Disciples he returned to the blues/r&b vein as a founder member of Doctor's Orders in around 2005 whose tagline was 'good time blues blues with a twist of funk, rock, swing & jazz', while also playing with Big Cats, a female-fronted pop covers band. At around the same time he teamed up with 20-year-old songwriter/singer/guitarist Emma Howett to form (with others) Will Dance For Chocolate whose music was described by a local reviewer as 'unashamed bubblegum pop' and by Emma as 'Stalker Pop'. In 2011, he joined Huw James on Guitar & vocals and Julian Caddy on bass to form The John Steeds. Houghton also served for around 10 years as the house band drummer for the weekly jam night at The Marr's Bar in Worcester. In 2016, he retired, both from working and from drumming. In June 2016, he and Jude (his wife) sold their house and, after two years travelling around Spain, France, and Portugal in their caravan, they are now living in southern Spain.