Eli Young Band
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Eli Young Band

The Eli Young Band formed in 2000 with Mike Eli on vocals and guitar, James Young on lead guitar, Jon Jones on bass, and Chris Thompson on drums. They started...

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Eli Young Band's Texas honky-tonk roots and radio hits

A Texas country band that built a steady career from college bars to platinum singles.

If you want to hear what they sound like now, try "Turn It On." For the earlier stuff, "When It Rains" still holds up.

They've been playing together since 2000, which is a long run for any band. Songs like "Oklahoma Girl" show how they kept that Texas bar-band energy even after the big radio success. They never really chased Nashville trends, just kept making their own version of country with some Southern rock mixed in.

They started playing Texas honky-tonks right out of college. The self-titled debut in 2005 led to "Crazy Girl" hitting number one on country radio a few years later. They've kept the same core lineup for most of the 2010s, still touring and putting out records like "10,000 Towns."

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The Eli Young Band formed in 2000 with Mike Eli on vocals and guitar, James Young on lead guitar, Jon Jones on bass, and Chris Thompson on drums. They started playing in Texas honky-tonks, working up a sound that mixed country with some Southern rock. Their self-titled debut album came out in 2005 and included the singles "When It Rains" and "Crazy Girl."

"Crazy Girl" became a genuine hit, reaching number one on the Billboard Country Airplay chart and going platinum. The band followed it with albums like "Jet Black & Jealous" in 2008 and "Life at Best" in 2011. Around that time, Thompson left the group and was replaced by Seth James on drums.

They kept recording through the 2010s, putting out "10,000 Towns" in 2014. Some of their other songs include "Oklahoma Girl," "Know I Would," and "Turn It On." The lineup has been Eli, Young, Jones, and James for a while now, and they still tour regularly.

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