Hadley, 48, of Wilmington, began playing professionally in 1976 at Hurley's Tavern, a country music haven in Twin Oaks until it closed in the early 1990s. For the next 10 years, he toured with various bands, including with two members who played with Bill Haley's Comets, before returning to Delaware.
Working as a truck driver by day and country musician by night, he reconnected in 1997 with Schuler, 47, of Media. The two first met in 1974 when Schuler, immediately after graduating from Collingdale High School, began singing full-time at Hurley's.
"I was the only one at my high school wearing cowboy boots," Schuler said.
Schuler, who left performing full-time in 1981 for marriage, two children and a career as a cook, was looking to return to music part-time. She and Hadley got in touch with Brundage, 51, of Thorndale - also a former regular at Hurley's - and Hayes, 43, of Pennsville, N.J.
Hershey, 62, of Lancaster, joined two years later.
The name Double Clutchin' Weasels comes from a line in the Del Reeves song "Girl on the Billboard." Hadley and Schuler both said they liked the line: "A double clutchin' weasel like me can hardly ever get a girl to look at him that way."
Double Clutchin' Weasels perform about three times a month at bars in Delaware, Maryland and Pennsylvania.
On a recent Friday evening, they appeared at the Brickette Lounge in West Chester, on a stage flanked by posters and photos of 1960s icons from John Wayne to the cast of the original Star Trek. Patrons - college- and middle-aged, and even beyond - were tapping their feet, nodding their heads, and two-stepping across the floor to the band's captivating beat.
Bob and Lois Purner of West Chester are fans of the group.
"We like the old country songs. Especially 'I Can Still Hear The Music in the Restroom' and 'Big Ball's in Cowtown,' " Bob Purner said.
