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Groupe Country US formé en 1984 à Muscle Shoals (Alabama).
Shenandoah se compose de Ralph Ezell, Mike McGuire,
Marty Raybon, Stan Thorn et
Jim Seales.
A popular
country band of the '80s and '90s, Shenandoah combined a tuneful, radio-friendly
sound with melodies and arrangements that harked back to a more traditional
style. Shenandoah were formed in 1984 in Muscle Shoals, Alabama. Guitarist Jim
Seales and drummer Mike McGuire, both session musicians, assembled the group,
bringing aboard bassist Ralph Ezell and keyboard man Stan Thorn, both of whom
were also studio players. With the addition of lead singer Marty Raybon, the
lineup was complete, and they began playing as the MGM Band. After McGuire brought
songwriter Robert Byrne out to see the new group, Byrne arranged for them to cut
a demo tape, which won the group a deal with Columbia Records. The deal with
Columbia came with a small catch: the label believed the name the MGM Band could
cause legal problems, so the group adopted the new handle Shenandoah, suggested
to them by Columbia.
The group's self-titled debut album, released in 1987, was a more polished and
pop-oriented effort than their best-known work, though they reached the country
Top 30 early in 1988 with "Stop the Rain." The following year, The Road Not
Taken outlined the group's trademark approach to traditional country and it
became their most successful album; six singles reached the country Top Ten, led
by the number ones "The Church on Cumberland Road," "Sunday in the South," and "Two
Dozen Roses." The Road Not Taken reached gold status by 1991, and earned Shenandoah the
Favorite Newcomer award from Music City News.
The first single from Shenandoah's third album, 1990's Extra Mile, built on the
band's winning streak. "Next to You, Next to Me" became the band's biggest hit,
topping the country charts for three weeks. It was followed into the Top Ten
during 1990-1991 by the songs "Ghost in This House," "I Got You," and "The Moon
Over Georgia." The group's streak of hit singles ended with "When You Were Mine"
tiptoeing into the Top 40 in September 1991.
Despite the success, trouble was brewing. Three other bands came forward in 1991
claiming rights to the name Shenandoah, and the resulting court costs and legal
fees bankrupted the group by the end of the year. To make it even worse,
Columbia -- who had named Shenandoah in the first place -- dropped the group
from its roster. The band settled the differences by 1992 and returned to
country music with a contract from RCA and the number two hit "Rock My Baby" in
April of that year. Shenandoah's fourth album, 1992's Long Time Comin', also
featured the Top 15 "Leavin's Been a Long Time Comin'."
The group's fifth album, 1993's Under the Kudzu, continued Shenandoah's
popularity, featuring the Top Five single "I Want to Be Loved Like That" and the
group's fifth country chart-topper in early 1994, "If Bubba Can Dance (I Can Too)." Shenandoah moved
to Liberty/Capitol in late 1994 to record their sixth album, In the Vicinity of
the Heart. The album was released in January 1995, and featured the Top Tens
"Somewhere in the Vicinity of the Heart" (a duet with Alison
Krauss that won them a Grammy) and "Darned If I Don't (Danged If I Do)." By
early 1996, Stan Thorn and Ralph Ezell had both left the band; Rocky Thacker became
their new bassist, and Stan Munsey came aboard on keyboards. For 1996's Now and
Then, the new lineup re-recorded many of Shenandoah's biggest hits from their
time with Columbia, as well as cutting four new tunes. September 1996 brought
another album, Shenandoah Christmas, which was their first holiday-themed
release.
In 1995, Raybon cut his first solo album, a gospel set for Sparrow Records, and
in 1997 he teamed with his brother Tim Raybon for an album titled The Raybon
Brothers, released by MCA Nashville. Their cover of Bob Carlisle's "Butterfly
Kisses" reached the Top 40 of the country chart, and at the end of 1997, Raybon announced
he was leaving Shenandoah. The group opted to disband following the loss of its
singer, but the split didn't last. In 2000, Jim Seales, Mike McGuire, Stan
Munsey, and Rocky Thacker re-formed as Shenandoah, with new vocalist Brent
Lamb and additional guitarist Curtis Wright. This lineup cut an album named for
the year it was released, 2000, and it produced one minor hit, "What Children
Believe."
Brent Lamb left the group in 2002, and Wright moved over to the lead vocal
spot. Ralph Ezell returned to the group on bass. In 2006, Shenandoah partnered
with the independent Cumberland Road label to release Journeys. It was a last
hurrah for Ezell, who died of a heart attack on November 30, 2007. The band
soldiered on, with Mike Folsom becoming their new bassist and Jimmy Yeary joining
as lead singer. Doug Stokes took over for Yeary in 2011, and Chris Lucas became
their new bassist. In August 2014, longtime fans welcomed the news that Marty Raybon had returned as lead singer of Shenandoah. With Raybon at center stage,
the band's latest lineup -- Raybon, Mike McGuire, Stan Munsey, guitarist Jamie
Michael, and bassist Paul Sanders -- released a new album, the gospel-themed Good
News Travels Fast in 2016. Two years later, inaugurating a newly signed deal
with the BMG label, Shenandoah released their first-ever live album, Reloaded. A
hybrid of sorts, the release included nine live cuts alongside three new tracks.
http://www.shenandoahband.com/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shenandoah_(band)
Talents : Jim Seales : Guitar - Mike McGuire : Drums - Ralph Ezell : Bass - Stan Thorn : keyboard - Marty Raybon : Lead Vocal
Style musical : Contemporary Country, Traditional Country
Years in activity :
| 1910 | 20 | 30 | 40 | 50 | 60 | 70 | 80 | 90 | 2000 | 10 | 20 |
DISCOGRAPHY
Singles
| 05/1987 | SP COLUMBIA 38-07128 (US) |
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They Don't Make Love Like They Used To / Lily Of The Valley |
| 11/1987 | SP COLUMBIA 38-07654 (US) | . | Stop The Rain / What She Wants |
| 03/1988 | SP COLUMBIA 38-07779 (US) | . | She Doesn't Cry Anymore / What She Wants |
| 08/1988 | SP COLUMBIA 38-08042 (US) | . | Mama Knows / Show Must Go On |
| 12/1988 | SP COLUMBIA 38-68550 (US) | . | Church On Cumberland Road / She Doesn't Cry Anymore |
| 04/1989 | SP COLUMBIA 38-68892 (US) | . | Sunday In The South / Changes |
| 08/1989 | SP COLUMBIA 38-69061 (US) | . | Two Dozen Roses / Hard Country |
| 01/1990 | SP COLUMBIA 38-73237 (US) | . | See If I Care / Lily Of The Valley |
| 06/1990 | SP COLUMBIA 38-73373 (US) | . | Next To You Next To Me / Daddy's Little Man |
| 09/1990 | SP COLUMBIA 38-73520 (US) | . | Ghost In This House / She's Still Here |
| 01/1991 | SP COLUMBIA 38-73672 (US) | . | I Got You / Road Not Taken |
| 04/1991 | SP COLUMBIA 38-73777 (US) | . | Moon Over Georgia / Can't Stop Now |
| 08/1991 | SP COLUMBIA 38-73957 (US) | . | When You Were Mine / It Ain't Love Until It Hurts |
| 03/1992 | SP RCA 62199-7 (US) | . | Rock My Baby / Wednesday Night Prayer Meetin' |
| 07/1992 | SP RCA 62290-7 (US) | . | Hey Mister (I Need This Job) / There Ain't No Beverly Hills In Tennessee |
| 10/1992 | SP RCA 62397-7 (US) | . | Leavin's Been A Long Time Comin' / I Was Young Once Too |
| 04/1993 | SP RCA 62504-7 (US) | . | Janie Baker's Love Slave / Right Where I Belong |
| 09/1993 | SP RCA 62642-7 (US) | . | I Want To Be Loved Like That / Just Say The Word |
| 02/1994 | SP RCA 62761-7 (US) | . | If Bubba Can Dance (I Can Too) / If It Takes Every Rib I've Got |
| 06/1994 | SP RCA 62867-7 (US) | . | I'll Go Down Loving You / Blues Are Comin' Over To Your House |
| 10/1994 | SP LIBERTY S7-18484 (US) | . | Darned If I Don't (Danged If Do) / Somewhere In The Vicinity Of Heart (with Alison KRAUSS) |
| 05/1995 | SP LIBERTY S7-18556 (US) | . |
Get Back (Steve WARINER) / Can't Buy Me Love (SHENANDOAH) |
| 08/1995 | SP LIBERTY S7-18730 (US) | . | Heaven Bound (I'm Ready) / Cabin Fever |
| 10/1995 | SP LIBERTY S7-18903 (US) | . | Always Have Always Will / Every Fire |
| 02/1996 | SP LIBERTY S7-19116 (US) | . | All Over But The Shoutin' / Sunday In The South |
| 11/1996 | SP LIBERTY S7-19344 (US) | . |
There’s A Way In The Manger / The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting On An Open Fire) |
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Albums
| 12/1987 | LP 12" COLUMBIA BFC 40783 (US) |
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SHENANDOAH - Stop The Rain / She Doesn't Cry Anymore / It Ain't Love Until Hurts / Show Must Go On / They Don't Make Love Like They Used To / What She Wants / She's Still Here / I'm Gonna Hurt Her On The Radio / Lily Of The Alley / Can't Stop Now |
| 12/1987 | CD COLUMBIA CK 40783 (US) |
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SHENANDOAH - Stop The Rain / She Doesn't Cry Anymore / It Ain't Love Until Hurts / Show Must Go On / They Don't Make Love Like They Used To / What She Wants / She's Still Here / I'm Gonna Hurt Her On The Radio / Lily Of The Alley / Can't Stop Now |
| 01/1989 | CD COLUMBIA CK 44468 (US) |
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THE ROAD NOT TAKEN - Sunday In The South / Two Dozen Roses / See If I Care / Mama Knows / She Doesn't Cry Anymore / Road Not Taken / Church On Cumberland Road / Changes / She's All I've Got Going / Hard Country |
| 05/1990 | CD COLUMBIA CK 45490 (US) |
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EXTRA MILE - Next To You Next To Me / Ghost In This House / She Makes The Coming Home Worth The Being Gone / She's A Natural / I Got You / Puttin' New Roots Down / When You Were Mine / Goin' Down With My Pride / Moon Over Georgia / Daddy's Little Man |
| 03/1992 | CD COLUMBIA CK 48885 (US) |
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GREATEST HITS - Any Ole Stretch Of Blacktop / Mama Knows / Sunday In The South / Church On Cumberland Road / Two Dozen Roses / (It's Hard To Live Up To The) Rock / Next To You Next To Me / Ghost In This House / I Got You / Moon Over Georgia |
| 05/1992 | CD RCA 07863-66001-2 (US) |
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LONG TIME COMIN' - Rock My Baby / Hey Mister (I Need This Job) / Leavin's Been A Long Time Comin' / Same Old Heart / Right Where I Belong / I Was Young Once Too / Give Me Five Minutes / Wednesday Night Prayer Meetin' / Rattle The Windows / There Ain't No Beverly Hills In Tennessee |
| 07/1993 | CD RCA 07863-66267-2 (US) |
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UNDER THE KUDZU - Janie Baker's Love Slave / If Bubba Can Dance (I Can Too) / I Want To Be Loved Like That / One Kind Of Woman I Like / Under The Kudzu / Nickel In The Well / If It Takes Every Rib I've Got / I'll Go Down Loving You / Blues Are Coming Over To Your House / Just Say The Word |
| 05/1994 | CD COLUMBIA CK 64183 (US) |
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SUPER HITS - Any Ole Stretch Of Blacktop / Mama Knows / Sunday In The South / Church On Cumberland Road / Two Dozen Roses / Rock (It's Hard To Live Up To) / Next To You / Next To Me / Ghost In This House / I Got You / Moon Over Georgia |
| 11/1994 | CD LIBERTY CDP-8-31109-2-6 (US) |
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IN THE VICINITY OF THE HEART - Darned If I Don't Danged If I Do / Somewhere In The Vicinity Of The Heart / Heaven Bound (I'm Ready) / Always Have Always Will / Cabin Fever / I Wouldn't Know / Call It Love / You Can Say That / Every Fire / She Could Care Less |
| 04/1995 | CD SONY A-24194 (US) |
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COMING HOME - Next To You Next To Me / She's All I've Got Going / Puttin' New Roots Down / Sunday In The South / She's A Natural / See If I Care / She Makes The Coming Home (Worth The Being Gone) / Changes / Daddy's Little Man / Ghost In This House |
| 05/1995 | CD RCA 07863-66566-2 (US) |
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THE BEST OF SHENANDOAH - Janie Baker's Love Slave / I Want To Be Loved Like That / Wednesday Night Prayer Meetin' / Leavin's Been A Long Time Comin' / Same Old Heart / Rock My Baby / If Bubba Can Dance (I Can Too) / Hey Mister (I Need This Job) / One Kind Of Woman I Like / I'll Go Down Loving You / Nickel In The Well / Under The Kudzu |
| 04/1996 | CD CAPITOL CDP-8-35352-2 (US) |
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NOW AND THEN - All Over But The Shoutin' / I Will Know You / Lonely Too Long / Deeper Than That / Nowhere To Go But Back / Mama Knows / She Doesn't Cry Anymore / Next To You / Next To Me / Sunday In The South / Two Dozen Roses / Moon Over Georgia / Church On Cumberland Road / Ghost In This House / I Got You / Somewhere In The Vicinity Of The Heart (with Alison KRAUSS) |
| 09/1996 | CD CAPITOL 7243-8-52169 (US) |
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SHENANDOAH CHRISTMAS - FEATURING Marty Raybon - White Christmas / Winter Wonderland / Christmas Song / Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer / Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas / O Come All Ye Faithful / I'll Be Home For Christmas / O Little Town Of Bethlehem / Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town / There's A Way In The Manger |
| 05/1999 | CD CAPITOL 7243-4-96392-2 (US) |
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15 FAVORITES - Darned If I Don't (Danged If I Do) / Wooden Cross / Somewhere In The Vicinity Of The Heart / Heaven Bound (I'm Ready) / Always Have Always Will / Can't Buy Me Love / Sunday In The South / Church On Cumberland Road / Two Dozen Roses / Next To You Next To Me / Deeper Than That / What Else You Got To Live For / Her Love Is A Miracle / You Can Say That / All Over But The Shoutin' |
| 09/2000 | CD FREE FALLS FFE-7012-2 (US) |
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SHENANDOAH 2000 - Building A Home / Tied To Tumbleweed / What Children Believe / Something I Fell Into / I Really Don't Want To Know / Room To Run Around / Hillbilly Hotel / When You Were Mine / Make The Best Of It / Loving You Again / Lickity Split / The Booger Song |
| 09/2002 | CD CAPITOL 7243-5-40693-2 (US) |
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CERTIFIED HITS - Next To You Next To Me / Sunday In The South / Two Dozen Roses / Church On Cumberland Road / Ghost In This House / Darned If I Don't (Danged If I Do) / Heaven Bound (I'm Ready) / Always Have Always Will / All Over But The Shoutin' / Can't Buy Me Love |
| 04/2003 | CD BMG 47643-2 (US) |
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ALL AMERICAN COUNTRY - If Bubba Can Dance (I Can Too) / I Want To Be Loved Like That / Hey Mister (I Need This Job) / Wednesday Night Prayer Meetin' / Under The Kudzu / Rattle The Windows / Janie Baker's Love Slave / There Ain't No Beverly Hills In Tennessee / Give Me Five Minutes / Blues Are Coming Over To Your House |
| 01/2006 | CD Cumberland Road ? (US) |
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Journeys - Same Boat Now / Mr. One Man Band / Running 'cause I Can't Fly / Right; Loving You Again / Hillbilly Hotel / When You Were Mine / Tied To A Tumbleweed / Joleena's Getting Married / Driving Me |
| 07/2006 | CD Collectables 8464 (US) |
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All American Country - If Bubba Can Dance (I Can Too) / I Want To Be Loved Like That / Hey Mister (I Need This Job) / Wednesday Night Prayer Meetin' / Under The Kudzu / Rattle The Windows / Janie Baker's Love Slave / There Ain't No Beverly Hills In Tennessee / Give Me Five Minutes / Blues Are Coming Over To Your House |
| 04/2007 | CD Sony / BMG A 705369 (US) |
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SUPER HITS - Any Ole Stretch Of Blacktop / Mama Knows / Sunday In The South / Church On Cumberland Road / Two Dozen Roses / Rock (It's Hard To Live Up To) / Next To You / Next To Me / Ghost In This House / I Got You / Moon Over Georgia |
| 11/2011 | CD T-Bird Americana TBIRDAM 029 (UK) |
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The Road Not Taken & Extra Mile - The Road Not Taken : Sunday In The South / Two Dozen Roses / See If I Care / Mama Knows / She Doesn't Cry Anymore / The Road Not Taken / The Church On Cumberland Road / Changes / She's All I've Got Going / Hard Country / Extra Mile : Next To You, Next To Me / Ghost In This House / She Makes The Coming Home (Worth The Being Gone) / She's A Natural / I Got You / Puttin' New Roots Down / When You Were Mine / Goin' Down With My Pride / The Moon Over Georgia / Daddy's Little Man |
| 04/2016 | CD Daywind / RELATIVITY 154 (US) |
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Good News Travels Fast - A Cross Between A Sinner And A Saint / Didn't It Rain / Good News Travels Fast / Hallelujah For The Cross / I Know He Knows / Seconds Count (feat. Karen Peck) / Stained Glass / Sunday Morning Sermon / Just Wait, Be Still / Like Every Days A Sunday / If I'm Right |
| 03/2018 | CD BMG 4050538361513 (US) |
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Reloaded - Next To You, Next To Me (live) / If Bubba Can Dance (I Can Too) [live] / Moon Over Georgia (live) / Mama Knows (live) / Sunday In The South (live) / I Want To Be Loved Like That (live) / Ghost In This House (live) / Two Dozen Roses (live) / Church On Cumberland Road (live) / Noise / That’s Where I Grew Up / Little Bit Of Livin’ |
| 09/2020 | CD FOUNDRY 68132 (US) |
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Every Road - I'd Take Another One of Those (Shenandoah feat: Zac Brown Band) / Make It Til Summertime (Shenandoah feat: Luke Bryan) / If Only (Shenandoah feat: Ashley McBryde) / Every Road (Shenandoah feat: Dierks Bentley) / Then A Girl Walks In (Shenandoah feat: Blake Shelton) / High Class Hillbillies (Shenandoah feat: Cody Johnson) / Every Time I Look At You (Shenandoah feat: Lady A) / Life Would Be Perfect (Shenandoah feat: Brad Paisley) / I'll Be Your Everything (Shenandoah feat: Carly Pearce) / Boots on Broadway (Shenandoah) |
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