Episode 20-4: The Jayhawks

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.


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