In 1964, there was a trio of musicians who called themselves the Poets. The Harlem-based musicians involved were lead singer Donald McPherson, Luther Simmons, Jr., and Panama-born Tony Silvester. They did a few recordings with a small label, and changed the name of their group to the Insiders and signed on with RCA Records. In 1968, after doing a few singles, they changed their name again. This time their name was inspired by a Coca-Cola bottle. They called themselves Main Ingredient. The name stuck