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• The Cowboy Junkies are an alternative country band from Toronto, Canada. The band is comprised of a group of siblings, Michael Timmins on guitar and Peter Timmins on drums with Margo Timmins as the lead singer. The are joined by a fourth member, Alan Anton, who plays bass guitar. In 1988 the Cowboy Junkies recorded an album live one just one microphone in a Toronto church. The album, The Trinity Session, included their cover of The Velvet Underground's song "Sweet Jane" . The song was later featured in the 1994 movie Natural Born Killers.

• Fast Facts

  1. Years active: 1986- present
  2. Origin: Toronto, Canada
  3. Labels: RCA, Geffen, Latent/Zoe Records
  4. Band's name was chosen randomly
  5. Majority of hits were in Canada

• Partial Discography

  • 2008: Trinity Revisited 2008
  • 2007: At the End of Paths Taken
  • 2006: Long Journey Home
  • 2005: Early 21st Century Blues
  • 2004: One Soul Now
  • 2002: Open Road
  • 2001: Open
  • 1988: The Trinity Session

• Singles

  • 1988: "Sweet Jane"
  • 1990: "Sun Comes Up, It's Tuesday Morning"
  • 1992: "Murder, Tonight, in the Trailer..."
  • 1993: "Anniversary Song"
  • 1994: "Sweet Jane Live"
  • 1996: "A Common Disaster"

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