Great Plains

Great Plains was a progressive country pop band that formed in 1987. The band comprised Jack Sundrud (currently of Poco), Russ Pahl, Denny Dadmun-Bixby, Michael Young, and Lex Browning. In their career, they recorded two studio albums and had four singles enter the Billboard country charts. Their highest charting single, "Faster Gun", peaked at #41. The band began with Jack Sundrud, Russ Pahl and Michael Young, who were all working in Michael Johnson's ("Bluer Than Blue") backup band. Sundrud was a seasoned professional, having toured with various acts such as Poco, Nicolette Larson and Allman Brothers guitarist Dickie Betts. Brent Maher was producing Johnson and was looking for a new band to produce. Maher liked the sound of Michael...