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The Black Crowes

One of the most successful and acclaimed bands to come out of the 90’s jam band movement, The Black Crowes had a much more blues-influenced sound than contemporaries like Dave Matthews or Phish. The Crowes were led by brothers Rich and Chris Robinson, and featured a rotating cast of other musicians over the years. They are best known to mainstream audiences for hits like “She Talks to Angels”, “Remedy”, “Jealous Again”, and a cover of Otis Redding’s “Hard To Handle”.

In 2002, the band went on a hiatus while the Robinsons took time on their solo careers. Chris released two solo albums in this time, New Earth Mud, and This Magnificent Distance, and Rich put out one, entitled Paper. In 2005, The Crowes reformed, but with some lineup changes which would continue for the next few years. The band went on another, shorter hiatus in 2011. This time, Chris and keyboardist Adam MacDougall formed a band called the Chris Robinson Brotherhood along with Ryan Adams & the Cardinals guitarist Neal Casal. They reformed after this hiatus, but broke up for good in 2015. Rich continues to tour with solo projects, and Chris is still going with the Brotherhood.