Jayhawks
USA
Formed: 1985
Styles: Alternative Country-Rock, Alt-Country, Alternative Country, Alternative Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Country-Rock, Adult Alternative Pop/Rock, Americana
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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 so...
See also
- Gary Louris (2)
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Performed Songs By
- Mark Olson (4)
- Gary Louris (2)
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