Formation and Early Years
Nashville record producer Tim DuBois created the band in 1984 to record demos of songs that DuBois had written. Initially, it was composed of John Dittrich (drums, vocals) (born April 7, 1951), Paul Gregg (bass guitar, vocals) (born December 3, 1954), Dave Innis (keyboards, vocals) (born April 9, 1959), Greg Jennings (guitar, vocals) (born October 2, 1954), and Verlon Thompson (lead vocals). The still unnamed band was soon signed to RCA Records' Nashville division. Verlon Thompson left the band before they had even begun to record the first album, and was replaced by Larry Stewart, who had known Innis when both were attending Belmont University. Thompson was later signed to Capitol Records and became a guitarist for Guy Clark.
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