Genres: Alternative Pop/Rock, Alternative Country-Rock, Adult Alternative Pop/Rock, Americana, Alternative/Indie Rock Active: 80's, 90's, 2000's Formed: 1985 in Minneapolis, MN
The Flying Burrito Brothers, Neil Young, Gram Parsons, The Band, The Byrds, The Rolling Stones, Big Star, The Beatles, R.E.M., Television, Michael Nesmith, Grateful Dead, Joe Ely, Bob Dylan, Crosby, Stills & Nash, Buffalo Springfield, Tim Hardin, Nick Drake, The Louvin Brothers Maria McKee, Blue Rodeo, Uncle Tupelo, Wilco, Son Volt, The Black Crowes, Fastball, Cosmic Rough Riders, The Cash Brothers, Martin's Folly, NoahJohn, Corndaddy, Evangeline, Mellow Drunk, Backyard Tire Fire, The Chrysler, Matt Mays, The Damnwells, The All-American Rejects Reckless Kelly, Alimony, Elmer, The Cash Brothers, Buttercup, American Ambulance, Spanish for 100, The National, Redlands Palomino Co., Eli Young Band, Minor Majority, Naysayers, The Avett Brothers, Secretary Bird, The Damnwells, Bush League All-Stars, The Randy Bandits, Train, Richard Buckner |  |
Led by the gifted songwriting, impeccable playing, and honeyed harmonies of vocalists/guitarists Mark Olson and Gary Louris, the Jayhawks' shimmering blend of country, folk, and bar band rock made them one of the most widely acclaimed artists to emerge from the alternative country scene. The group sprang up in 1985 out of the fertile musical community of Minneapolis, MN, where Olson had been playing standup bass in a rockabilly band called Stagger Lee. His desire to write and perform his own country-folk material soon prompted him to begin a solo career, which he launched after enlisting Marc Perlman, the guitarist for a local band called the Neglecters, to become Olson's bassist. After the addition of drummer Norm Rogers, the group began booking shows, playing its first gig in front of a small crowd of less than a dozen people. One of those patrons, however, was Gary Louris, a veteran of the local bands Safety Last and Schnauzer.
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Release: July 7, 2009
Label: American
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Release: April 1, 2003
Label: American, Lost Highway
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