, ▁J esse ▁Ro e - organ , ▁Jeff ▁Taylor - le ad ▁vocals , ▁and ▁Aug ie ▁Jur ish ica - d rum s . ▁This ▁group ▁released ▁a ▁cover ▁of ▁" In ▁the ▁Mid night ▁H our ", ▁and , ▁shortly ▁after , ▁signed ▁with ▁Mot own ▁Records . ▁ ▁They ▁then ▁moved ▁to ▁Detroit . ▁ ▁They ▁had ▁a ▁few ▁releases ▁with ▁Mot own ▁that ▁broke ▁into ▁the ▁' hot ▁ 1 0 0 ' ▁nation ally ▁and ▁tou red ▁with ▁the ▁Sup rem es . ▁ ▁When ▁The ▁Mess engers ▁signed ▁with ▁Mot own ▁they ▁could ▁not ▁promote ▁or ▁release ▁a ▁follow up ▁to ▁" M id night ▁H our " ▁on ▁the ▁USA ▁label . ▁ ▁At ▁this ▁time ▁a ▁Chicago ▁DJ ▁formed ▁the ▁" Michael ▁and ▁the ▁Mess engers " ▁group ▁to ▁c ash ▁in ▁on ▁The ▁Mess engers ' ▁success . ▁ ▁This ▁group ▁put ▁out ▁a ▁cover ▁of ▁"( Just ▁Like ) ▁Rome o ▁and ▁Jul iet ", ▁copying ▁the ▁style ▁of ▁The ▁Mess engers . ▁ ▁They ▁broke ▁up ▁shortly ▁after . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 8 , ▁several ▁of ▁the ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁' M ot own ' ▁Mess engers ▁left ▁the ▁group ▁and , ▁while ▁still ▁calling ▁themselves ▁" The ▁Mess engers ", ▁they ▁became : ▁Michael ▁Morgan , ▁Peter ▁Bar nes , ▁Bob ▁( M other ) ▁Caval lo , ▁and ▁John ▁Ho ier . ▁Morgan ▁and ▁Bar nes ▁would ▁team ▁up ▁again ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 6