Search results
Gary Louris of the Jayhawks. Louris explains the band’s appeal after 40 years together. By. Clayton Trutor. - June 28, 2024. Forty years ago, the earliest iteration of the Jayhawks, one of Minnesota’s most beloved bands, began playing in clubs around the Twin Cities.
- Biography
- Equipment
- Discography
- External Links
Early life
Gary Louris grew up in Toledo, Ohio, where he took piano lessons before becoming a guitarist as a teenager. He graduated from St. John's Jesuit High Schoolin 1973. Louris received a BA in Architecture from the University of Minnesota School of Architecture in 1977.
1985–present: The Jayhawks
The Jayhawks were formed in 1985 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Louris had formerly played guitar in a rockabilly band, Safety Last. On May 13, 2003, the Jayhawks appeared on the Late Show with David Letterman and performed "Save It for a Rainy Day", from their "Rainy Day Music" CD. The Jayhawksrecorded seven albums before going on indefinite hiatus in 2005. In 2011 the Jayhawks reunited and recorded a new album, Mockingbird Time. The lineup consisted of Mark Olson, Gary Louris, Marc Perlman, Kar...
2005–present: Solo career
Louris is also a member of the intermittent Midwest musical collective Golden Smog; other members have included fellow Jayhawk Marc Perlman, Jeff Tweedy of Wilco, Dave Pirner and Dan Murphy from Soul Asylum, Kraig Johnson of Run Westy Run and Chris Mars of the Replacements. In spring 2005, Louris and Olson toured together, billed as "From the Jayhawks: An Evening with Mark Olson & Gary Louris, Together Again." He co-wrote the song "Jealous of the Moon" with Chris Thile in 2005, and it appeare...
A 1967 Gibson SG guitar – shown in the picture – reputed to have been formerly owned by lead guitarist John King of the Litter is now owned and frequently used by Louris in the Jayhawks and Golden Smog. The guitar was owned from 1977 to 1986 by Kevin Waddick. Chris Osgood, at the time the guitarist of the punk trio the Suicide Commandos, suggested ...
With the Jayhawks
1. The Jayhawks (1986), also known as the Bunkhouse Tapes 2. Blue Earth(1989) 3. Hollywood Town Hall(1992) 4. Tomorrow the Green Grass(1995) 5. Sound of Lies(1997) 6. Smile(2000) 7. Rainy Day Music(2003) 8. Live from the Women's Club(Volumes One and Two) 9. Mockingbird Time(2011) 10. Live at The Belly Up(2015) 11. Paging Mr. Proust(2016) 12. Back Roads and Abandoned Motels(2018) 13. XOXO(2020)
With Safety Last
1. Struck by Love (1983, Twin/Tone Records)
With Golden Smog
1. On Golden Smog(1992) 2. Down by the Old Mainstream(1996) 3. Weird Tales(1998) 4. Another Fine Day(2006) 5. Blood on the Slacks(2007)
Gary Louris discography at DiscogsApr 21, 2016 · For more than a decade, Louris had struggled with an escalating addiction to opioid pain pills. Now sober, Louris and the Jayhawks are releasing a new album this month.
Jun 8, 2021 · “I’m almost embarrassed that I’ve only put out two solo records in my entire career,” says Louris. “That’s changing now that I have the ability to make the records myself.” Louris had plenty more to say in a recent MAGNET interview.
Jun 7, 2021 · Gary Louris' songs for the Jayhawks are an intriguing mishmash of styles, including Americana, sunshine-pop and experimental rock. But on his new solo album, 'Jump For Joy,' those influences shine bolder and brighter—and reveal more jagged edges. Morgan Enos.
Comprehensive list of works by Gary Louris as a composer, performer and producer.
Aug 1, 2023 · In this interview, Louris told me about the good and bad of major labels and streaming, his love of prog, his favorite studios and producers, his thoughts on digital versus analog, and how going through treatment for opioid addiction has improved his songwriting.
