Influenced from the Bar-Kays, Thomas Bucknasty was an obscure East Coastline funk unit that documented in NY and Philadelphia in the first ’80s. The forceful, intense band authorized with RCA in 1980 and their debut recording, Blast-O-Funk, was made by T. Existence. The recording received hardly any interest and Thomas Bucknasty split up without ever documenting a second recording. Members from the clothing included lead performers Thomas McNeil and Lawrence Newton, lead guitarist Michael “Skeets” Davis, tempo guitarist Clayton Johnson, bassist Bobby “Metallic” Byrd, saxman/percussionist Michael Saunders, and drummer Chuck Lee.