▁achieved ▁much ▁of ▁their ▁commercial ▁success . ▁Tony ▁Bell amy ▁( gu itar , ▁piano ▁and ▁vocals ) ▁left ▁the ▁band ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 7 , ▁with ▁R ill era ▁leaving ▁shortly ▁after . ▁ ▁The ▁band ' s ▁current ▁remaining ▁membership ▁is ▁led ▁by ▁Pat ▁Veg as , ▁although ▁an ▁array ▁of ▁new ▁members ▁have ▁joined ▁Red bone ▁since ▁then ▁due ▁to ▁L olly ▁Veg as ▁suffering ▁a ▁stroke ▁that ▁left ▁him ▁unable ▁to ▁tour ▁with ▁the ▁band . ▁No ▁member ▁has ▁been ▁official ▁other ▁than ▁Pat ▁Veg as ▁after ▁the ▁original ▁members ▁were ▁not ▁present . ▁A ▁proposed ▁re union ▁tour ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁did ▁not ▁occur . ▁There ▁is ▁evidence ▁that ▁suggests ▁the ▁existence ▁of ▁an ▁" im post er ▁band " ▁( one ▁of ▁many ▁who ▁try ▁to ▁gain ▁recognition ) ▁who ▁was ▁il leg ally ▁tour ing ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁and ▁pos ing ▁as ▁Red bone ▁under ▁the ▁name ▁( or ▁alias ) ▁" Den ny ▁Fre eman ". ▁Fre eman ▁- ▁who ▁Pat ▁Veg as ▁confirmed ▁to ▁be ▁una ff ili ated ▁with ▁Red bone ▁in ▁an ▁interview ▁with ▁the ▁Mont ana ▁Standard ▁- ▁def ra ud ed ▁the ▁county ▁fair ▁board ▁of ▁the ▁But te ▁Silver - B ow ▁County ▁Fair ▁in ▁But te , ▁Mont ana , ▁under ▁pret enses ▁of ▁being ▁a ▁co - found ing ▁member ▁of ▁Red bone , ▁yet ▁he ▁was ▁never ▁a ▁band ▁member . ▁ ▁On ▁December ▁ 2 5 , ▁ 2 0