The Crosby Brothers (Phillip Crosby, Dennis Crosby and Lindsay Crosby) were performing at the Latin Quarter nightclub in New York City since April 26th. Their eldest brother had previously appeared in episode 'Gary Crosby (1961)'
The first five contestants, the Flaherty brothers (Charles Lee, Thaddeus Terah, John Edgar, Joseph Roscoe and Joseph Garland), were in the restaurant and bar business. Three of them owned the restaurant 'Essex House' and the other two managed the Brown Hotel Bar, all in Louisville, KY. Eventually they owed their own taverns and grills separately. They came from a large family, having two other brothers (Claude and Albert) and six sisters, totaling 13 siblings.