Jan 23, 2020
About This Episode
The Jayhawks and their rootsy sound
were definitely swimming against the tide when they emerged from a
crowded Minnesota music scene in 1985. Over the course of two
decades, 9 albums, countless memorable live shows and enough
personal drama to fill a couple of Behind the Music episodes, this
beloved band soared to heights few ever achieve while winning the
hearts and minds of numerous critics, fans and peers in the
process. After releasing two Indie albums in the 80s The Jayhawks
signed with American Recordings in 1991 and over the next decade
released 5 challenging, at times groundbreaking, albums, toured the
world to widespread acclaim and even survived the departure of
founding member Mark Olson in 1995.
After a hiatus in the mid 2000s, the
"classic" 1994 lineup reunited for another new studio album in 2011
and 2 years of solid touring, reacquainting audiences old and new
with the band's timeless musical vision. 2014 saw a late 90s
version of the band led by Gary Louris hitting the road to support
the reissues of the 3 Jayhawks albums released from 1997-2003. This
lineup released the band's 9th studio album in 2016, recorded in
Portland, OR with producers Peter Buck and Tucker Martine. The
band's new studio album, Back Roads And Abandoned Motels, was
released in the summer of 2018, featuring Jayhawks versions of
songs Gary Louris had previously written with other artists plus 2
new compositions.
About Michael Perry
Michael Perry is a New York Times
bestselling author, humorist and radio show host from New Auburn,
Wisconsin.
Perry’s bestselling memoirs include
Population 485, Truck: A Love Story, Coop, and Visiting Tom, and
his latest, Montaigne in Barn Boots: An Amateur Ambles Through
Philosophy. His first book for young readers, The Scavengers, was
published in 2014 and first novel for adult readers, The Jesus Cow,
was published in May of 2015.
Raised on a small Midwestern dairy
farm, Perry put himself through nursing school while working on a
ranch in Wyoming, then wandered into writing. He lives with his
wife and two daughters in rural Wisconsin, where he serves on the
local volunteer fire and rescue service and is an intermittent pig
farmer. He hosts the nationally-syndicated “Tent Show Radio,”
performs widely as a humorist, and tours with his band the Long
Beds (currently recording their third album for Amble Down
Records). He has recorded three live humor albums including Never
Stand Behind A Sneezing Cow and The Clodhopper Monologues.
Learn more about Michael and where
to get his publications at www.sneezingcow.com.
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