The Jayhawks is an alt-country / folk-rock band that was born in the 80s, but flourished in the 90s when similar bands like Uncle Tupelo (pre-Wilco Jeff Tweedy) and Whiskeytown (pre-Ryan Adams Ryan Adams) were also making delicious country-influenced rock.
The band was led by Gary Louris and Mark Olson - two guys who can both write great songs and sing like angels.
I like The Jayhawks because they produced beautiful/catchy music that never want off the Pop Music deep end.
Probably the worst thing I could say about The Jawhawks is that most of the time they sound exactly like The Byrds, but that's hardly something to complain about.
When Mark Olson left the band he continued to make quality music w/ his new band The Creekdippers - a folk band that included his then-wife psych-folker Victoria Williams.
Gary Louris replaced Olson w/ some guy no one cares about and the band pushed on for a while. Now Louris plays solo and as a member of (don't call it a) supergroup, Golden Smog.
I was lucky enough to see a Jayhawks reunion of sorts at SXSW a few years back - Mark and Gary on stage, singing Jayhawks songs together. They looked like old men but sounded no worse for the wear.
And perhaps the same could be said for me.
Sure, I'm a little older than I used to be. But each new line in my complexion holds a beautiful story. Each grey hair tells of a life lived w/out fear.
For I am eternal.
I am a SOUL.
