in janeway's case, in some very loud shoes. >> so my wife made these.ed miles an hour. i can't do in tany other way. the singing was, like, this might be your last moment singing and, you know, this might be it. so do it with that sense of urgency all the time. >> paul is also extremely competitive. >> in what sense? >> in every sense. >> i mean, he just wants to lay waste to the competition basically. >> i hope everybody is successful. i just want to have a better show than everybody else! so we didn't get a lot of opening slots! >> reporter: you got the stones! >> that was the one! still, even then, i was like, i'm competitive. it's the rolling stones, paul! all they got to do is give your toes. get out of here! >> reporter: the first single off th noise." this is st. paul and the broken bones. this is "all i ever wonder." ♪ >> fist in the gut. while everyone is in the heart ♪ ♪ jesus found his part but nobody listens no they don't no no no ♪ ♪ may get a rise but they keep us high we can't get too low ♪ ♪ i know it's broken ♪ut i ain't got to focus ♪

>> reporter: the band started selling out local clubs and janeway suddenly needed his accounting skills. >> you know, i think that first show we got paid, it was in store's garage. >> made 65 bucks apiece! >> right. in that garage. >> reporter: you're in the money now! >> yeah. at the time, i was like, man! this is a money making venture! ? >> reporter: st. paul and the broken bones were off and running. in janeway's case, in some very loud shoes. >> so my wife made these. >> reporter: the footwear. >> there is only one speed and a hundred miles an hour. i can't do in tany other way. the singing was, like, this might be your last moment singing and, you know, this might be it. so do it with that sense of urgency all the time. >> paul is also extremely competitive. >> in what sense? >> in every sense. >> i mean, he waste to the competition basically. >> i hope everybody is successful. i just want to have a better show than everybody else! so we didn't get a lot of opening slots! >> reporter: you got the stones! >> that was the one! still, even then, i was like, i'm competitive. it's the

just like otis redding and >> reporter: when their first band failed to catch fire, janeway got a grant to study accounting but he and phillips decided to record a demo before they quit. >> everything in this band was kind of like a last hooray for fun? >> just for fun. musical friendship that we could be kind of proud of and have that. >> that i paid for with my pell gra grant. i'm sure the government like that. >> socializing? >> that is basically what happened! ? >> reporter: the band started selling out local clubs and janeway suddenly needed his accounting skills. >> you know, i think that first show we got paid, it was in store's garage. >> made 65 bucks apiece! >> right. in that garage. >> reporter: you're in the money now! >> yeah. at the time, i was like, man! this is a money making venture! ? >> reporter: st. paul and the broken bones were off and running. in janeway's case, in some very loud shoes. >> so my wife made these. >> reporter: the footwear. >> there is only one speed and a hundred miles an hour. i can't do in tany other way. the singing was, like, this might be your

>> reporter: the gigs just keep getting bigger for s p summer, lead singer paul janeway recalls telling a fellow passenger they were there headed to play. >> i said ralph wilson stadium. they said the stones are playing there. i said, yeah. we are opening up for the stones! ha ha! ? >> reporter: the alabama soul group started to come together phillips met in a record store where phillips worked in birmingham. they bonded over their love of music and janeway inspired to be a preacher as a teenager. >> what i enjoy now is the performance aspect of it. when the church doors opened, i was the janitor and did erg. my mom growing up would only let me listen to gospel music and a little bit of soul. just like otis redding and and i think i get my form from. >> reporter: when their first band failed to catch fire, janeway got a grant to study accounting but he and phillips decided to record a demo before they quit. >> everything in this band was kind of like a last hooray for fun? >> just for fun. that. >> that i paid for with my pell gra grant. i'm sure the government like that. >> socializing