Chocolate Milk was formed in 1974 in New Orleans Louisiana after the emergence of the bands Kool & the Gang and Earth Wind & Fire. The eight-piece band included Frank Richard (vocals) Amadee Castenell (saxophone) Joe Foxx (trumpet) Mario Tio (guitars) Earnest Dabon (bass) [2] Robert Dabon (keyboards/piano) and Dwight Richards (drums/percussion). The band also worked as the studio group for songwriter and producer Allen Toussaint following the tenure of the Meters as Toussaint s band. Chocolate Milk backed Toussaint as a live band and on his album New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival (1976) and also recorded with Paul McCartney. The band then signed with RCA Records.