The Jayhawks

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Steve Cohen

The four members of The Jayhawks in front of a blue wall.

The Jayhawks

You might say that this stalwart Minnesota band was Americana before Americana was a thing, but in the sweet harmonies and gutsy guitar work of the band’s major label debut, Hollywood Town Hall (1992), you can hear everything from the Everly Brothers to Pink Floyd. In the early 1990s Gary Louris and Mark Olson were the heart of the band. Olson departed for a solo career; these days Louris, Marc Perlman, Karen Grotberg and Tim O’Reagan are the steady core members, and they’re working on a new album due out in 2026.