jayhawks

The Jayhawks were a band that seemed to have nearly everything going for them. Based out of Minneapolis, and around the vocal and songwriting team of Mark Olson and Gary Louris, The Jayhawks are one of those classic cases of coulda' been, woulda' been, and shoulda' been. They wrote picture perfect, more often than not quite hooky songs that straddled a fine line between pop songcraft and country twang. The songs got modest airplay — mainly on Americana and adult-alternative stations — and the concerts, held mainly in theatre-sized venues, nearly always sold out.

Jayhawks albums like Hollywood Town Hall and Tomorrow The Green Grass not only sold respectably well, but also earned them near universal critical raves from the nineties forward. They just were never quite able to grab the big, brass ring.

When Mark Olson eventually left to follow his wife Victoria Williams in making a more folk-oriented noise, Louris carried on with the Jayhawks name for a few more years on albums like Smile and Rainy Day Music, before finally calling it a day. Most recently, Louris and Olson reunited on the 2009 album Ready For The Flood, and Music from The North Country, an anthology of Jayhawks music has led to speculation of a full band reunion.

You'll find Jayhawks fans blogging about the group at sites like the Jayhawks Fan Page.

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• Marcus Morris Dunks On Pitt State

  
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  Marcus Morris punctuated the Kansas Jayhawks win over the Pittsburgh State Gorillas. In other news, the Jayhawks certainly look ready for the college basketball season. Video is embedded in the post. IFChris posted 20 minutes ago from intentionalfoul.com Find more top sports news, videos, and blogs on BallHype: ...
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• Marcus Morris Dunks All Over Pitt State

  
  Intentional Foul — Authority: 534
  Hooray college basketball!!!! Bonus for KU fans: While Morris’ dunk was all kinds of nasty, your team team also avoided the same pitfall that befell the Syracuse Orange when they played Le Moyne. The Jayhawks rolled, 104-45, looking every bit like a team deserving of its preseason accolades — about as much as ...
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• Reasons why youre still single... Another Jawkhawk fan

  
  Just South of North — Authority: 144
  Found this on Deadspin.co m ... pretty much explains Jayhawks fans . Jimmy Tucker, better known to the rest of the country as "that guy with the beard who really likes Kansas athletics," has been a fixture on KUs quad since time immemorial, but students have noticed his recent absence. Seems Tucker (The bearded ...
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• Jayhawk Superfan Has Quite The Rap Sheet [College Basketball]

  
  Deadspin — Authority: 813
  KUs most visible fan, White Owl , is nowhere to be seen this season, thanks to some pretty hilarious legal trouble. Thats him up in the picture. Hes the one whos white. And a little crazy. Jimmy Tucker, better known to the rest of the country as "that guy with the beard who really likes Kansas athletics," has been ...
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• Jayhawk Superfan Has Quite The Rap Sheet [College Basketball]

  
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• The Sad Tale Of ‘White Owl’ Marches On And On

  
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  One of the great things about college is that there’s - depending on the size of the student population - anywhere from dozens to hundreds of girls on campus at any time who are completely open to anything. It’s college, hooray, experimenting is fun, whooo. It’s where Girls Gone Wild makes its money, and ...
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• Kansas Jayhawks 2008 Men’s NCAA Championship DVD

  
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• An Early Look at the 2010 Kansas Jayhawks Defense

  
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• Terrence Jones 50-50 On Signing Late

  
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• Big 12 Basketball: Top 25 Players

  
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• Five Bold College Basketball Predictions

  
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• Reasons why youre still single... Kansas Jayhawks fandom

  
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• Jayhawks NCAA Hoops Preseason No. 1

  
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• Why Texas, Michigan State, Kansas and UNC Will Reach the Final Four

  
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• PHOTO ESSAY: Things Less Done Than Mizzou, KUs Seasons

  
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• Part I of the Obese Hoops Preview: Phoenix My Ass

  
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• Barnes Announcement Up in the Air

  
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• 2009-10 Conference Primers: #4 – Big 12

  
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