My Morning Jacket is a Grammy-nominated American rock band. The band comprises Jim James (singer-songwriter, guitarist), "Two Tone Tommy" Blankenship (bassist), Patrick Hallahan (drummer), Carl Broemel (guitarist, pedal steel guitarist, saxophonist, vocalist), & Bo Koster (keyboardist).
My Morning Jacket formed in 1998 in Louisville, Kentucky, consisting of Jim James on guitar, "Two Tone" Tommy on bass, J. Glenn on drums, and Johnny Quaid on second guitar. James said the band's moniker comes from the letters "MMJ" embroidered on a discarded coat he once saw. The band's debut, The Tennessee Fire, was released on Darla Records. In 2000, the band was augmented by the addition of Danny Cash (layout and keyboard instruments). Although the second album At Dawn was recorded with drummer J. Glenn, he had already left the band by the time the album was released by Darla in 2001. J. Glenn was replaced by Chris 'KC' Guetig. In May 2002 James' childhood friend Patrick Hallahan replaced Guetig. My Morning Jacket were signed to ATO Records in 2002. In 2003 they released It Still Moves, their major-label debut. The release of the album was followed by the live EP Acoustic Citsuoca. This EP was notable for the absence of hall reverb on Jim James' vocals, a sound very different from their earlier works.
Band members
Current members
* Jim James – vocals, lead and rhythm guitars (1998–present)
* "Two-Tone" Tommy – bass (1998–present)
* Patrick Hallahan – drums (2002–present)
* Bo Koster – keyboards & layout (2004–present)
* Carl Broemel – guitar (2004–present)
Former members
* Johnny Quaid – guitar (1998–2004)
* Danny Cash – keyboards (2000–2004)
* J. Glenn – drums (1998–2001)
* Chris Guetig – drums (2001)
Side projects
* In early 2005, James was featured on the opening track of the Bright Eyes album I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning, as well as on two tracks of the M. Ward album Transistor Radio, and one track on the Back To Me album by Kathleen Edwards.
* James and Hallahan appeared on America's 2007 comeback album, Here & Now, in a cover of "Golden".
* James, Koster and Broemel can be heard on fellow Louisville band VHS or Beta's album Bring On the Comets
* James is heard on the 2007 Bob Dylan film, I'm Not There, along with the band Calexico. They perform "Goin' To Acapulco".
* James sings background vocals on "I'm Not Sorry" and does handclaps on "Flower" both of which appear on Follow The Train's 2006 release A Breath of Sigh (Darla Records).
* James also appears on M. Ward's album Post War, singing on Chinese Translation and Magic Trick, the latter of which he also produced.
Studio albums
* The Tennessee Fire (May 1999)
* At Dawn (March 2001)
* It Still Moves (September 9, 2003; U.S. #121, UK #62)
* Z (October 4, 2005; U.S. #67, UK #74)
* Evil Urges (June 10, 2008; U.S. #9, SWE #55)
Live albums
* Okonokos (September 26, 2006; US #131)
* Live From Las Vegas at the Palms (2009)
Singles and EPs
* Heartbreakin Man (May 2000)
* My Morning Jacket Does Bad Jazz (July 2000)
* We Wish You a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! a.k.a. My Morning Jacket Does Xmas Fiasco Style! (October 2000, US version)
* We Wish You a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! a.k.a. My Morning Jacket Does Xmas Fiasco Style! (December 2000, EU version)
* My Morning Jacket Does Gold Hole (January 2001)
* Split EP (with Songs: Ohia) (April 2002)
* Chocolate and Ice (April 2002)
* Sweatbees (November 2002; UK version)
* Sweatbees (May 2003; Australian version)
* Run Thru (November 2003)
* Acoustic Citsuoca (May 2004)
* Off the Record (EP) (October 2005)
* I'm Amazed (May 6, 2008) (#6 Billboard Triple A)
Movie appearances
* The Lookout
* Elizabethtown
* I'm Not There
* Stick It
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