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• Kings of Leon are a Nashville based rock band whose music is a combination of country and blues.

• Fast Facts

  1. Origin: Tennessee
  2. Years active: 2000–present
  3. Label: Sony BMG/RCA Records
  4. Band Members: Nathan Followill, Caleb Followill, Jared Followill, Matthew Followill
  5. Have sold an estimated 28 million albums worldwide

• Background

  The Followill brothers, Caleb, Nathan, and Jared, spent a portion of their youth traveling the Deep South with their father, Leon, who was a preacher for the United Pentecostal Church.

  The Followill brothers, Caleb, Nathan, and Jared and their cousin Matthew began playing music together in 2000.

  After signing with RCA Records the band was introduced to Nashville based record producer Angelo Petraglia. Petraglia is credited with introducing the Followill's to rock music. Prior to them meeting him, the bands music was rooted in country and the religious music they heard growing up.

• Albums

  • 2003: Youth and Young Manhood
  • 2005: Aha Shake Heartbreak
  • 2007: Because of the Times
  • 2008: Only by the Night

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