Muddy Magnolias was 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. Kallie North left the band at the end of 2017.
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| Origin | Nashville, Tennessee, United States |
| Genres | Blues, alternative rock, country, indie rock |
| Years active | 2013–present |
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| Website | muddymagnolias |
Biography
editJessy 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
editAlbums
edit- Broken People (2016)
EPs
edit- Muddy Magnolias (2015)
Singles
edit- "American Woman" (2015)
- "Brother, What Happened?" (2016)[8]
- "Broken People" (2016)
- "Leave It to the Sky" (2016)
- "Why Don't You Stay?" (2016)
- "Devil's Teeth" (2017)
- "Shine On!" (2017)
- "Down by the Riverside" (2022)
Music videos
edit| Year | Video | Director |
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| 2016 | "Brother, What Happened?"[9] | Reid Long |
| 2017 | "Devil's Teeth"[10] |
References
edit- ^ a b Langmuir, Molly (May 15, 2015). "New York R&B Meets Texas Country to Form Muddy Magnolias". elle. Retrieved June 20, 2016.
- ^ "37 Best Things We Saw at CMA Music Fest 2014". Rolling Stone.
- ^ Ayers, Mike (September 15, 2016). "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.
- ^ 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. Retrieved September 21, 2016.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ a b Threadgill, Jacob. "Delta inspired: Muddy Magnolias poised to hit it big". Clarion-Ledger.
- ^ Melendez, Angel (April 13, 2016). "Muddy Magnolias Are a Couple of Grown-Ass American Women". Retrieved October 10, 2016.
- ^ "CMA Music Fest 2015: 25 Must-See Acts". Rolling Stone. Retrieved October 10, 2016.
- ^ "Songs We Love: Muddy Magnolias, 'Brother, What Happened?'". NPR. August 2, 2016. Retrieved August 22, 2016.
- ^ "CMT : Videos : Muddy Magnolias : Brother What Happened". Country Music Television. Archived from the original on October 18, 2016. Retrieved October 14, 2016.
- ^ MuddyMagnoliasVEVO (April 3, 2017), Muddy Magnolias – Devil's Teeth, retrieved April 8, 2017