The Sutherland brothers began their career in 1968 as A New Generation, having some success with the single "Smokie Blues Away" (which used a melody based on the main theme of Dvo 345;k's, New World Symphony), backed with "She's A Soldier Boy" on' Spark'. Subsequently with 'The Sutherland Brothers Band' won a new recording contract with Island Records and put out an album in 1972. Their first single as The Sutherland Brothers Band was a minor hit, "The Pie", in January 1972 The Sutherland Brothers originally performed as a folk / rock duo in the field of British music in the early 1970s, and then from 1973 to 1978 joined with rock band Quiver to record and tour as Sutherland Brothers & Quiver where they had their biggest hit with "Arms of Mary".