My Morning Jacket
By Marcus Kagler
In the wee hours of the morning Jim James was sifting through the charred rubble of what was his favorite bar when he stumbled across the blackened remains of a jacket with the letters “MMJ” written across the back. The young songwriter had been searching in vain for a band name for quite some time but the site of that jacket in the pre-dawn hours ignited his imagination. Putting two and two together My Morning Jacket was born. Since that fateful morning in the mid-90’s, My Morning Jacket has successfully bridged the gap between southern boogie, traditional country, and heavenly reverbed space rock to become one of the premiere American indie rock bands of the millennium. Hailing from Louisville, Kentucky and led by... Read More
- Genre:
- Rock, Alternative/Indie
- City Of Origin:
- Louisville, ,Kentucky United States
- Formed Date:
- 1998
