Complex sentence: Rue, Flood, and Edwards left, Kenny "Butch" Hamilton joined, and, shortly afterwards, Carlisle's cousin Richard Blandon was in following his discharge from the Air Force.
Split into simpler sentences: Rue, Flood, and Edwards were out, and Kenny "Butch" Hamilton replaced Edwards. Shortly thereafter, Carlisle's cousin, Richard Blandon, was in following his discharge from the air force.