Jolene (band)

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Jolene
Origin North Carolina, United States
Genre(s) Rock
Years active 1995–Present
Label(s) Blue Rose Records, Sire Records, Ardent Records
Members
Dave Burris
John Crooke
Mike Kennerly
Rodney Lanier
Mike Mitschele

Jolene is an alternative rock band based in North Carolina. Often described as alt-country, the band despises the term, and refuses to be labeled as such.[citation needed] They can otherwise be described as a rock band with country music inflections.

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[edit] Members

  • Dave Burris - guitar, backing vocals, keyboards
  • John Crooke - lead vocals, guitar, keyboards, percussion
  • Mike Kennerly - drums, percussion
  • Rodney Lanier - keyboards, pedal steel guitar
  • Mike Mitschele - bass guitar, bass synth, programming

[edit] History

After discovering a cassette copy of R.E.M.'s Fables of the Reconstruction, John Crooke was inspired to form a band with his cousin Dave Burris, and two long-time friends, Mike Kennerly and Mike Mitschele. After touring for six months, Jolene was spotted at a show in Nashville and signed to Memphis-based independent label Ardent Records, where they recorded their debut LP, Hell's Half Acre, in 1995.

Jolene signed with the major label Sire Records eighteen months later. With Sire, they released their second LP In The Gloaming in 1998. The band expanded to a five-piece during this time, with the addition of multi-instrumentalist Rodney Lanier.

In 1999, Jolene joined Blue Rose Records, and have released two albums on that label.

[edit] Discography

Year Title Label
1995 Hell's Half Acre Ardent
1998 In The Gloaming Sire Records
1999 Antic Ocean Blue Rose Records
2006 The Pretty Dive Blue Rose Records

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