Following their departure from the band Just Visiting in 2000, the Thomas brothers signed a recording contract with EMI -owned Gospel music label Sparrow Records to launch their next endeavor, which they named the Elms after their relatives’ coaching house in London, England. They solicited the involvement of Daugherty, who had been playing in various bands in his home-state of Missouri. Daugherty joined in mid-2000, and contributed guitar to the completion of their debut album, The Big Surprise . The band offered the role of bassist to Nathan Bennett, whom they had known for several years because of his involvement with Indiana-based rock band A.M. Drive. Bennett declined the initial offer, as his own band was in the midst of creating new material. Keith Miller joined the band on bass guitar after meeting the band at a concert on New Year’s Eve 2000.
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