Bill Stevenson started his career as drummer for The Descendants. He left in 1981 to become the fourth drummer for Black Flag, where he played on most of the Rollins-led releases. He rejoined The Descendants in 1985, playing with them until Milo Aukerman left in 1987 to attend college. They then played with Dave Smalley of Dag Nasty under the name ALL. Aukerman reformed The Descendants briefly in 1996.