GaryLouris is a guitarist, singer, and songwriter of alternative country and pop music.
He was a founding member of the Minneapolis-based band The Jayhawks, and their principal songwriter and vocalist after the departure of Mark Olson; he is often credited with the band's subsequent move from folk-country toward a more progressive, poppier sound.
Louris is also a member of the intermittent Midwest musical collective/side-project Golden Smog; other members have included fellow Jayhawk Marc Perlman, Jeff Tweedy of Wilco, Dave Pirner and Dan Murphy from Soul Asylum, Kraig Johnson of Run Westy Run and Chris Mars of The Replacements.
As evidenced by the Jayhawks' latest disc and their concert Monday night at Metro, GaryLouris is comfortable being the captain of this Minneapolis-based band.
Louris and original bassist Marc Perlman have remained the constants as more than a dozen players have passed through the Jayhawks' ranks.
As Louris stood alone, mesmerizing the crowd, it was clear that he could have pursued a successful solo career long ago, but he remains committed to the band concept.
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