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In 1969, Thibodeaux joined the rock group ''[[David and the Giants]]'' who were based in Laurel, Mississippi. The group recorded in its early years with Capitol Records, Fame Records, and Crazy Horse Records, primarily touring throughout the South, and enjoyed a few regional hits which were recorded in Muscle Shoals, Alabama, and were well known in the Northern Soul music scene in England. After turning 21 in 1971, Thibodeaux received a final payment of $8000 from a trust fund set up during his days on ''[[I Love Lucy]]''{{Citation needed|date=September 2018}}
 
Thibodeaux had developed a drug problem and eventually left the band, which broke up. His difficulties led to his becoming a [[Born again (Christianity)|born-again Christian]] in 1974. He witnessed to the band leader of the band, David Huff, and the other members, who later converted. The group got back together.<ref name=Heldenfels>{{cite news|url=http://www.ohio.com/the330entertainment/heldenfels/mailbag-what-ever-became-of-little-ricky-how-did-stabler-leave-svu-1.245859|title=Mailbag: What ever became of Little Ricky? How did Stabler leave SVU?|last=Heldenfels|first=Rich|work=[[Akron Beacon-Journal]]|date=2011-11-17|accessdate=2011-11-18}}</ref> The band released nearly ten albums in the 1980s and 1990s for CBS Priority Records (Epic Records), The Benson Company, ABC Word Records (Myrrh) label, and the band's own label Giant Records. David and the Giants released a live CD in 2014 titled ''Still Rockin''. In 2017 the band was honored along with other notable Mississippi musicians such as Steve Forbert, Tammy Wynette, George Soule, and Elvis Presley, by receiving "The Jimmie" Mississippi Dreamers (Jimmie Rodgers Award) for their musical contributions as Mississippi artists at a special concert at Peavey Electronics Corporate headquarters in Meridian, MS, along with Hartley Peavey.{{Citation needed|date=September 2018}}
 
A live concert David and the Giants CD/DVD The Best Is Yet To Come was recorded in St. Louis, Mo. in August 2017 celebrating 40 years of David and the Giants music.