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The Jayhawks

The Jayhawks

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 ...
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by Jason Ankeny

Formed

1985 in Minneapolis, MN

Genre

Pop/Rock

Styles

  • Alternative Pop/Rock
  • Alternative Country-Rock
  • Adult Alternative Pop/Rock
  • Americana
  • Alternative/Indie Rock

LATEST ALBUMS

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  • Rainy Day Music

    The Jayhawks' seventh album backs away from their "super-pop" releases like Smile and the underrated Sound of Lies and looks back to their earlier, rootsier sound. The band has whittled... More ...

  • Smile

    With Smile, the Jayhawks drop yet another sizable chunk of their alt-country sound by the roadside, adding in its place healthy doses of power pop and modern electronic music. Almost half of ... More ...

  • Sound of Lies

    Following Mark Olson's amicable departure, the remaining Jayhawks reconvened under the direction of Gary Louris to record Sound of Lies, the band's most ambitious album to date. Like ... More ...

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