Mike Sund was born in 1944 and attended Norfolk Junior
High and High School. He was an exceptional athlete,
but soon turned his interest to music.
Mike was an original member of several Norfolk rock
bands, including David Lee and the Continentals, The
Classics, Little Joe and the Ramrods, and The
Redtops.
He was a gifted Rhythm and Blues singer and
guitarist, and he started many young musicians on
their way. Mike loved to dance, and choreography
was always a high point of his shows. His original
"Mike Sund Diamond Step" was a standard stage move
in Norfolk. As Roger Volk, of The Smoke Ring recalls,
"You could always spot Mike on the dance floor, with
his red socks and trench coat. He was one of a
kind." Jim Casey, also of The Smoke Ring, added,
"Mike taught us how to be cool."
Mike passed away in Omaha, at age 41
