The Reuben Tice Memorial Band, later known simply as Reuben Tice or the Tice, emerged from Eltham, Victoria, in the 1960s. This Australian blues-rock ensemble was formed by a group of former Eltham High School students who initially played in the school's brass band starting in 1962, and later participated in a Big Band and a New Orleans jazz group, known as the Bacchus Marsh Dairyman Co-op Jazz Band, from March 1965. The band's journey began with the formation of a skiffle group, which eventually transitioned to a blues-based rock band around early 1967, following the acquisition of electric instruments and a drum kit. Among their early names were the Blood River Blues Band (in mid to late 1967) and the Ozark Morgan Blues Band. The band's name was inspired by a newspaper article from October 1967 discussing the fatal accident of a Californian inventor, leading to the eventual adoption of the Reuben Tice Memorial Band.

The initial lineup of Reuben Tice featured a range of musicians, including Roger Davies (15) on guitar, David Close (2), also known as David (Khyber) Close, who handled vocals, flute, and trombone, Paul Pease on organ, Marcus Skipper on bass and vocals, and Vic (Lammo) Lamnek on drums (Vic Lamnek). In September 1969, the band saw a reformation that included Greg Macainsh, who would later become a songwriter and bassist for Skyhooks. By early 1972, the lineup included Tony Williams (16), who would later become the final lead singer of Skyhooks. Following Shirley Strachan's departure from Skyhooks in 1978, Macainsh enlisted Williams as the new lead vocalist for Skyhooks. Skyhooks released one album with Williams titled ‘Hot For The Orient’ in 1980.

The Tice gained prominence in mid-1971 by performing at the first of many Super Shows at Research Hall, a venue they frequented throughout the 1970s. In May of the same year, they briefly collaborated with Sebastian Jorgensen, forming the Oz Band, which toured Canberra and Sydney and made appearances on the Mike Walsh television show and Dick William's Saturday morning radio program.

In May 1978, the band momentarily disbanded, which was not the first instance of this. They later reformed as a backing band for Leslie Avril in July 1978, taking on the name Knee Deep & The Love Technique, and performed at a series of “Goodbye Reuben Tice” dances. By September 1978, they joined forces with Sharin Anderson to become The Sharin Anderson Band, a collaboration that lasted until July 1979. Reuben Tice marked their presence at "The Last Super Show" at Eltham Community Hall in November 1979. Since then, various lineups of the band have reunited on several occasions, including in 2002 at Strathewen Community Hall, in March 2018 for Leslie Avril's 60th birthday celebration, in April 2023 at Eltham Library for the launch of ‘Touched By The Tice’ by Tony Williams, and in November 2023 at St Andrews Hall in St Andrews, Victoria, for the release of the Tice's 4-CD box set.

The members of Reuben Tice included: - Bass: Peter Bell (16), Peter Beulke, Lyndsay Hodgson, George Kirov, Peter Kueffer, Greg Macainsh, Marni Sheehan, and Marcus Skipper (+ vocals). - Guitar: Roger Davies (15) (+ vocals), Gary Dyson, Patrick O'Brien (11), Mark Smith (47) (+ vocals), and Lee Wright (9) (+ piano). - Keyboards: Paul Pease (+ vocals). - Drums: Vic Lamnek, Ian Wright, and Geoff Hassel. - Brass/Woodwinds: David 'Khyber' Close (David Close (2)) (trombone, flute + vocals) and John Fergus (saxophone). - Vocals: Jessica Bateman (+ percussion), Tony Williams (16) (+ percussion, harmonica), and Neil Graham (4) (+ harmonica).