Biography

Along with Uncle Tupelo, the Jayhawks were part of the 1980s wave of alt-country (as opposed to 1970s-style country-rock) bands, filtering the influence of artists like Gram Parsons through an alternative rock sensibility. The band's first three albums were powered by two strong singer-songwriters, but when Marc Olson left to collaborate with his wife Victoria Williams, Gary Louris became the leader and moved the band toward a more rock-pop direction for the next couple of albums. 2003's RAINY DAY MUSIC, though, found the Jayhawks adopting a more acoustic, Crosby, Stills & Nash-like sound.

Top Tracks

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• Bad Time

• Big Star

• Blue

• Broken Harpoon

• Cherry Pie

• Cinnamon Love

• Crowded In The Wings

• Five Cups Of Coffee

• Good Long Time

• I'm Gonna Make You Love Me

• It's Up To You

• Let The Last Night Be The Longest (lonesome Memory)

• Mockingbird Time

• Save It For A Rainy Day

• See Him On The Street

• She Walks In So Many Ways

• Smile

• Stumbling Through The Dark

• Tailspin

• Take Me With You (when You Go)

• The Man Who Loved Life

• Tiny Arrows

• Two Angels

• Waiting For The Sun

• What Led Me To This Town

Discography

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• Mockingbird Time

  Rounder

  2011

• Live From the Women's Club, Vol. 2

  2002

• Live from the Women’s Club

  2002

• Smile

  American

  2000

• Sound of Lies

  American

  1997

• Tomorrow the Green Grass

  American

  1995

• Hollywood Town Hall

  American

  1992

• The Jayhawks (aka The Bunkhouse Album)

  Lost Highway

  1986