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Eli Young Band
Mike Eli
Background information
Origin	Denton, Texas, U.S.
Genres	Country
Years active	2000–present
Labels	Carnival Universal South Republic Nashville
Members	Mike Eli James Young Jon Jones Chris Thompson
Website	www.eliyoungband.com

Eli Young Band is an American country music band composed of members who met while students at the University of North Texas in Denton, Texas: Mike Eli (vocals, guitar), James Young (guitar), Jon Jones (bass guitar), and Chris Thompson (drums). They released their self-titled debut album in 2002, followed by the Carnival records release Level in 2005. Their third album, Jet Black & Jealous, was released in 2008 by Universal South Records. A second major-label album, Life at Best, was released in 2011 by Republic Nashville; it includes their No. 1 hits, "Crazy Girl" and "Even If It Breaks Your Heart". Both songs have been certified platinum by the RIAA.

Biography

Mike Eli and James Young met at the University of North Texas where they became dorm roommates their freshman year. They played guitar and eventually began writing and singing songs together; they formed the acoustic duo, Eli & Young, while attending the University of North Texas. Chris Thompson and Jon Jones joined them later on and they became the Eli Young Band.

They released their first album in 2002, self-titled "Eli Young Band". In 2005 they released "Level" on Carnival Records and opened shows for Miranda Lambert. National exposure on CMT and GAC helped them begin to build a following well outside of their touring base. They sold as many as 2,000 tickets a night in multiple markets. In late 2006 they releasedEli Young Band Live At the Jolly Fox located in Huntsville, Texas. Early in 2007, they signed a management deal with George Couri. Their plans included a rigorous tour schedule and key opening spots with Pat Green, Robert Earl Keen, and Jack Ingram.

Jet Black & Jealous

While touring, they were also making songwriting a top priority and made time for writing trips and retreats at the Young family ranch. Energized with new songs, they were ready to begin working on a new album in late 2007. Working with producers Frank Liddell and Mike Wrucke (who have also produced for Lambert), they took time off from touring to record at Omni Studios in Nashville. Their third album, Jet Black & Jealous, was released in 2008. Its lead-off single, "When It Rains", spent thirty-seven weeks on the country charts and peaked at No. 34, but had built up fans at radio with top-rotation airplay in major markets including Denver, Kansas City, Seatle, and Southern California among others. A second chart single, "Always the Love Songs" (co-written by David Lee Murphy and George Ducas), peaked at number 11 on Billboard.

Life at Best

In 2011, the Eli Young Band moved to Republic Nashville and released their fifth overall single, "Crazy Girl" as the lead single off Life at Best. It became the band's first platinum-selling digital single, as well as their first No. 1 single, and also was the number 1 song on that year's Billboard Year-End charts.

The band received three nominations for the 2012 Academy of Country Music Awards: Song of the Year, Top Vocal Group of the Year, and Single Record of the Year. On April 1, 2012 the band won the Academy of Country Music Award for Song of the Year.

In July 2012, the band released its second single from the album, "Even If It Breaks Your Heart", which was originally recorded by co-writer Will Hoge. Their version of the song reached the No. 1 spot as well. "Even It If Breaks Your Heart" is certified platinum by the RIAA. In the 55th Annual GRAMMY Awards, the band was nominated for Best Duo/Group Performance for "Even If It Breaks Your Heart" and "Even If It Breaks Your Heart" was nominated for Best Country Song. The band is nominated in the 48th ACM Awards for Vocal Group of the Year and "Even If It Breaks Your Heart" is nominated for Single Record of the Year and Song of the Year. "Say Goodnight" was the third and final single, peaking at number 22.

"Drunk Last Night"

"Drunk Last Night", the first single from Eli Young Band's upcoming fifth studio album, was released to country radio on July 1, 2013. On August 16, 2013, Eli Young Band announced they would be headlining the "Drunk Last Night" Fall/Winter Tour.

Band members

Current

• Mike Eli (vocals, guitars)
• James Young ( Lead guitar, backing vocals)
• Jon Jones (bass guitar, backing vocals)
• Chris Thompson (drums)

Guests

• Keith Davis (pedal steel, keys, guitars, backing vocals)
• Blu Sanders (guitars, backing vocals)
• Allen Huff (organ)

Discography

Studio albums

Extended plays

Live albums

Singles

• Current single.

Other charted songs

Songs charted from unsolicited airplay.

Videography

Music videos

Awards and Nominations

References

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2. http://www.musicrow.com/2011/11/eybs-crazy-girl-certified-platinum/
3. ^ http://www.allaccess.com/net-news/archive/story/114044/eli-young-band-celebrates-platinum-with-appearance
4. ^ Deming, Mark. "Eli Young Band biography". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-10-12.
5. "Eli Young Band Billboard Country Songs Chart History", Billboard (magazine), New York City, 16 August 2008. Retrieved on 21 October 2010.
6. "Eli Young Band's "Crazy Girl" Goes GOLD". Country Music Tattle Tale. Retrieved 2012-03-27.
7. http://tasteofcountry.com/eli-young-band-song-of-the-year-2012-acm-awards/
8. http://www.grammy.com/news/exploring-the-country-field-nominees
9. http://www.acmcountry.com/nominees.html
10. "Eli Young Band Album & Song Chart History - Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved December 7, 2010.
11. "Eli Young Band Album & Song Chart History - Country Airplay". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved November 8, 2012.
12. "Eli Young Band Album & Song Chart History - Hot 100". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved December 7, 2010.
13. "Eli Young Band Album & Song Chart History - Canadian Hot 100". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved October 26, 2011.
14. "Canadian digital certifications – Eli Young Band – Crazy Girl". Music Canada.
15. "American single certifications – Eli Young Band – Crazy Girl". Recording Industry Association of America.
16. "American single certifications – Eli Young Band – Even If It Breaks Your Heart". Recording Industry Association of America.
17. "CMT : Videos : Eli Young Band : Crazy Girl (Live)". Country Music Television. Retrieved September 10, 2011.
18. "CMT : Videos : Eli Young Band : Even if It Breaks Your Heart". Country Music Television. Retrieved January 14, 2012.
19. "CMT : Videos : Eli Young Band : Say Goodnight". Country Music Television. Retrieved November 9, 2012.
20. "CMT : Videos : Eli Young Band : Drunk Last Night". Country Music Television. Retrieved September 10, 2013.
21. http://www.musicrow.com/2012/06/bobby-karl-works-the-musicrow-awards-2/

External links

• Official website

• American country music groups
• Musical groups from Texas
• Texas country music groups
• Show Dog-Universal Music artists
• Republic Records artists