21 Pennies formed in 1994 in Huntington, West Virginia, with brothers Aaron and Jason Woodruff, Andrew Wallace, and Jeff Turner. They started playing local bars and clubs, eventually releasing their self-titled debut album in 1997. That record included 'Around The Bend,' the song that became their most recognizable track.
Their music had a certain raw quality that some listeners connected with, though their lyrics and approach also drew criticism from others who found them obscure. They put out a few more albums like 'One Thousand Years of Solitude' in 1998 and 'A Fair Forgery' in 2000, with Jeff Turner leaving the band in 2001 and James Shaffer joining on guitar.
The band called it quits in 2004. Songs like 'Around The Bend,' 'Between A Lie,' and 'Don't Say You're Sorry' still surface occasionally, reminders of that particular sound they had for a decade.
Keep it compact: a lyric you come back to, a live memory, or the part of the catalog you would point someone toward first.
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