Great Lakes is the name of at least 2 bands: 1. Great Lakes was a rock and roll band from Athens, Georgia, United States which started out as a songwriting/recording project of Dan Donahue, Ben Crum, and Jamey Huggins. Dan and Ben met in high school and started writing songs together. Jamey joined in soon after. The band played their first live shows in 1996. They currently play as a three-piece band, with Ben on guitar, Kyle Forester on bass, and Kevin Shea on drums. Read more on Last.fm