Muddy Magnolias

Muddy Magnolias
Background information
Origin Nashville, Tennessee, United States
Genres Blues, alternative rock, country, indie rock, pop
Years active 2013–present
Associated acts John Legend, Gary Clark Jr.
Website muddymagnolias.com
Members
  • Jessy Wilson
  • Kallie North

Muddy Magnolias is a rock band from Nashville, Tennessee, formed by Jessy Wilson and Kallie North in 2014.[1] After their performance at the CMA Music Festival that August, Rolling Stone deemed them best unsigned duo, describing their performance to be "as if Mick Jagger and Keith Richards inhabited the Indigo Girls".[2] In May 2015, they were featured in Elle Magazine's Women in Music Issue.[1] They have played with artists including Gary Clark Jr., Grace Potter, Zac Brown Band and Kid Rock. 2016 saw their performance at a number of festivals including Hangout Fest, Lollapalooza, and Austin City Limits. In September, they were featured in the Wall Street Journal's Speakeasy blog[3] for their song "Leave it to the Sky". Their debut album Broken People was released October 14.[4] on Third Generation Records.

Biography

Jessy Wilson and Kallie North met through a photograph in 2013.[5] Wilson, a Brooklyn native, came to Nashville looking for new opportunities to branch out as a singer-songwriter after having previously visited the city with her mentor John Legend, with whom she collaborated and toured as a backing vocalist. North, originally from Beaumont, Texas, worked as a photographer before deciding to pursue a career in music. Her photo of a juke joint piano[6] served as the impetus for the Muddy Magnolias's formation after Jessy saw it on a Music Row desk. They were signed to I.R.S. Records but the label closed before they could release an album.[5] Their sound has subsequently been described as "melding city grit and delta dirt".[7]

Discography

Albums

Singles

Music videos

Year Video Director
2016 "Brother, What Happened?"[9] Reid Long

References

  1. 1 2 Langmuir, Molly. "New York R&B Meets Texas Country to Form Muddy Magnolias". elle. Retrieved June 20, 2016.
  2. ↑ "37 Best Things We Saw at CMA Music Fest 2014". Rolling Stone. Rolling Stone.
  3. ↑ Ayers, Mike. "Listen to Muddy Magnolia's 'Leave It to the Sky" Featuring John Legend (Exclusive)". The Wall Street Journal. Dow Jones and Co. Retrieved September 16, 2016.
  4. ↑ Pareles, Ratliff, Caramanica, and Chinen, Jon, Ben, Jon, Nate (September 18, 2016). "10 Fall Pop and Jazz Albums (and One Festival) You Shouldn't Miss". The New York Times. The New York Times. Retrieved September 21, 2016.
  5. 1 2 Threadgill, Jacob. "Delta inspired: Muddy Magnolias poised to hit it big". Clarion-Ledger. Clarion-Ledger.
  6. ↑ Melendez, Angel (April 13, 2016). "Muddy Magnolias Are a Couple of Grown-Ass American Women". Retrieved October 10, 2016.
  7. ↑ "CMA Music Fest 2015: 25 Must-See Acts". Retrieved October 10, 2016.
  8. ↑ "Songs We Love: Muddy Magnolias, 'Brother, What Happened?'". NPR.org. August 2, 2016. Retrieved August 22, 2016.
  9. ↑ "CMT : Videos : Muddy Magnolias : Brother What Happened". Country Music Television. Retrieved October 14, 2016.
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