This powerhouse group was named after the American International motion picture The Unholy Rollers starring actress-playmate Claudia Jennings, and featured a sensational 50's combo named Louie and the Rockets who appear in the film and recorded the entire soundtrack, at the stars' request. The Unholy Rollers were every bit as authentic in their reproduction of the 1950's music and musician as their predecessors Louie and the Rockets, but with more emphasis on comedy and theatrics.

Under the direction of comedian manager Jay Shack Gigandet, who was Bud Abbott's personal manager and had been involved in the management of Frank Sinatra and Peggy Lee, the Unholy Rollers became as popular as Louie and the Rockets. The Unholy Rollers performed to sold-out audiences in the US and Canada using revised comedy routines from Abbott & Costello combined with incredible choreography and stellar vocals.

After the breakup of Louie and the Rockets, founding member Mick Radford met with his management and presented the idea of developing a group containing the same elements as Louie and the Rockets, but with a few different twists. Such as, more character definition for the players creating a musical comedy image to complement the nostalgia of the 1950's music. The name the Unholy Rollers seemed to everyone to be the obvious choice.

The original lineup for the group was Mick Radford (Mickey Torelli) guitar/vocals, Gary Shelton (Rocky) bass/vocals. Gary Shelton had actually been the bassist for Louie and the Rockets for a short period following the split-up of the Rockets. Dave Lee (Slick) piano/vocals, and Tom Williams (Johnny) drums/vocals. Later, while on their first Canadian tour, Gary Shelton phased out of the Unholy Rollers to persue other endeavors and was replaced by Steve "Bumper" Morgan. Mick recalls, "I felt excited and nervous for Bump because his first gig with us was a very large outdoor concert. I think it was Canada's version of Woodstock called "Woodtick II", though I could be mistaken. We played so many concerts and clubs all over the US and Canada as well as doing a lot of crazy promotional stunts like driving on stage in a 1928 Cadillac limousine in Edmonton Alberta, or jumping into a 14 passenger sea plane in Thunderbay, Ontario, its hard to keep track of it all."

According to at least one newspaper article, the Unholy Rollers were hailed as Canada's "number one old Rock n' Roll band. The popularity of the Unholy Rollers reached as far as the Provincial Penitentiary in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan where the Unholy Rollers were requested by inmates and administration alike. They gave such a memorable performance that each member of the group received a certificate as an "Honorary Con" with an assigned con number and handmade wallets. Exactly where and when is not clear to us at this time but it is believed that Paul Speer joined the Unholy Rollers just prior to their second Canadian tour. Paul Speer writer, producer, and celebrated artist in his own right, contributed his talents as a guitarist and vocalist at first during the portion of the Unholy Rollers performances where members of the group would cover current music unrelated to the 1950's. Later the Unholy Rollers incorporated Paul into hilarious musical comedy skits where he appeared as Cookie Burns,  Howdy Doody,  and  Frankie Avalon.