I think Andy would experience difficulty in finding people on his talent level that he wouldn't butt heads with. I don't really know what happened to him afterwards because I haven't spoken to him in a decade or so, but it wasn't music. The same can be said for all the others that were in the band as far as I know. The music business is a tough one, that's for sure. Very few make it.
One of the bands that we played with at the Two Step did manage to make it though, they were southern rock back in those days but converted to pop country later on and they ended up touring with some seriously big names and even presented an award on the country music awards.
Do you remember their name? I'd be interested to see if I know of them. You are probably right about Andy and the others. I think a lot of people just do it for fun knowing they will likely never make it big. The biggest band I can think of locally is probably Greta Van Fleet. They started right down the road in Frankenmuth. I kind of lost track of them after their first couple of albums, but I know they are still plugging along.
back in those days they were called "Slipknot" but had to change their name because another band emerged on the global scene that already had that name. I am sure you have heard of that band. They changed their name to Parmalee and while I don't really care for their sound, they have a strong following and a couple of hit songs.
Oh yeah, I know Parmalee. I never got the chance to see them, but I remember Feel Like Carolina. Good song!