From ▁the ▁World ▁of ▁L SD ) ". ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁Form ed ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 6 , ▁the ▁band ▁was ▁originally ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁Play m ates , ▁and ▁included ▁members ▁Victor ▁Roy bal ▁( organ ), ▁Edd ie ▁Roy bal ▁( d rum s ), ▁Mike ▁L ay den ▁( le ad ▁guitar ), ▁Joe ▁A bey ta ▁( rh ythm ▁guitar , ▁backing ▁vocals ), ▁and ▁Er nie ▁Gon ze ▁( b ass ▁guitar ). ▁The ▁group ▁soon ▁rec ru ited ▁D anny ▁Hou li han ▁( le ad ▁vocals ), ▁and ▁replaced ▁A bey ta ▁with ▁Edd ie ▁James , ▁who ▁already ▁had ▁prior ▁experience ▁performing ▁with ▁the ▁Cham ps . ▁With ▁the ▁addition ▁of ▁two ▁members , ▁the ▁Play m ates ▁decided ▁a ▁name ▁change ▁was ▁in ▁order . ▁It ▁was ▁initially ▁suggested ▁by ▁Hou li han ▁to ▁re ch rist en ▁the ▁group ▁the ▁Fe - Fi - F o - F um , ▁as ▁a ▁reference ▁to ▁the ▁phrase ▁said ▁by ▁the ▁giant ▁in ▁the ▁fair y ▁tale ▁" Jack ▁and ▁the ▁Be anst alk "; ▁however , ▁feelings ▁toward ▁the ▁proposal ▁were ▁split ▁and , ▁as ▁a ▁comprom ise , ▁they ▁agreed ▁on ▁the ▁Fe - Fi - F our ▁Plus ▁ 2 ▁( equ ating ▁to ▁the ▁total ▁number ▁of ▁band ▁members ). ▁ ▁The ▁band ▁performed ▁around ▁New ▁Mexico , ▁developing ▁a ▁s izable ▁following ▁and ▁h iring ▁Tommy ▁Be e ▁as ▁their ▁manager ▁in ▁the ▁process . ▁Be e ▁arranged