The band's sax, trumpet and keyboard players are well known for playing with Doug Sahm's Last Real Texas Blues Band, Sir Douglas Quintet, San Antonio's West Side Horns and Texas Tornados. Members of Lucky 13 have played together or at least in the same musical neighborhood for 35 years now. These veterans include horn players extraordinaire Rocky Morales on tenor sax, Louis Bustos on baritone sax, Al Gomez on trumpet, Joe Hernandez on trombone and San Antonio eastside legend "Spot" Barnett on tenor and soprano sax; "Sauce" Gonzalez on keyboard and Hammond organ; guitarists Mike Zeal on bass and Billy Stull on electric, classical and acoustic; and Al "Footsie" Catan on drums.