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Kings
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 MEMBERS: (Ivan) Nathan
Followill, (Anthony) Caleb Followill,
(Michael) Jared Followill, (Cameron) Matthew
Followill
BIRTHDAYS: Nathan Followill
(June 16, 1979), Caleb Followill (January 14,
1982), Jared Followill (November 11, 1986),
Matthew Followill (September 10, 1984)
BIGGEST
LP: Only
By The Night (2008)
GRAMMY
AWARDS: 4
"Basically
we got the point where we realized that we
can be known as a band that hit it hard for 3
records and disappeared, or be a band that
was smart enough to realize that not very
many bands get to make 4 records, so let's
make the most of this. Because honestly, we
were horrible housepainters and that's what
we'd be doing if we weren't do this." - Nathan
Followill, Kings Of Leon
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Kings Of Leon hail from Tennessee and Oklahoma and
consists of brothers Nathan Followill on drums, Caleb
Followill on lead vocals and rhythm guitar, Jared
Followill on bass, and their cousin Matthew Followill
on lead guitar. The Followill brothers, Nathan,
Caleb, and Jared, spend much of their childhood on
the road with their father (Leon) - a traveling
Pentecostal evangelist. As a group, they have been
described as sounding like The Strokes playing Lynyrd Skynyrd
songs with a bluesy, Southern rock twist. Kings Of
Leon signed with RCA Records in 2002 and got their
cousin Matthew Followill to join as their second
guitarist. The boys were barely starting in their 20s
with Jared still a teen. Gradual exposure to the
Kings Of Leon came with the boys opening for U2 in 2005, followed by Bob Dylan and Pearl Jam.
The EP Holy
Roller Novocaine was released (available for
download at iTunes and Amazon-mp3).
The EP What
I Saw
was released.
Kings Of Leon released their debut LP Youth
And Young Manhood in the UK.
Kings Of Leon released their debut LP Youth
And Young Manhood in the US (available for download at iTunes and Amazon-mp3). Rolling Stone
called the LP "...a debut album that sounded as
cool as they look."
Kings Of Leon had hits in the UK with "Holy
Roller Novocaine," "What I Saw,"
"Molly's Chambers," and "Wasted
Time."
Kings Of Leon released Aha
Shake Heartbreak in the UK.
Kings Of Leon had hits in the UK with "The
Bucket" and "California Waiting."
Kings Of Leon released Aha
Shake Heartbreak in the US (available for download at iTunes and Amazon-mp3). Rolling Stone
described the LP as "...just a handful of kicks
and shivers short of pulverizing excellence."
The band found more success outside the US with Aha
Shake Heartbreak selling over 750,000 copies overseas
compared with over 100,000 copies in the US.
Kings Of Leon had hits in the UK with "Four
Kicks" and "King Of The Rodeo."
The EP Day
Old Belgian Blues was released (available for
download at iTunes and Amazon-mp3).
Kings Of Leon released Because
Of The Times (available for download at iTunes and Amazon-mp3).
Kings Of Leon topped the UK LP charts for 2 weeks
with Because
Of The Times.
Kings Of Leon had hits in the UK with "On
Call," "Fans," and
"Charmer."
Kings Of Leon released Only
By The Night (available for download at iTunes and Amazon-mp3).
Kings Of Leon topped the UK charts for 3 weeks with
the single "Sex On Fire" as well as in Ireland and
Australia.
Kings Of Leon performed on Saturday Night Live.
Kings Of Leon topped the UK LP charts with Only
By The Night.
Kings Of Leon topped the Billboard Hot Modern Rock
Tracks chart with "Sex On Fire."
Caleb admitted to Q magazine that as a teen
he battled with anorexia by eating very minimally and
exercising excessively.
 # 16 Singles
Artist of the Year
Kings Of Leon won a Grammy Award for Best Rock Vocal Performance by a Duo or
Group ("Sex On Fire"), and were nominated for Best Rock Album (Only
By The Night) and Best Rock Song (awarded to
the songwriter) ("Sex On Fire").
Kings Of Leon won 2 Brit Awards for Best
International Group and Best International Album (Only
By The Night).
Only
By The Night was certified gold.
Kings Of Leon topped the Billboard Hot Modern Rock
Tracks chart with "Use Somebody."
Kings Of Leon appeared on the cover of Rolling
Stone.
Kings Of Leon hit the Top 40 with "Use Somebody."
 Only
By The Night was certfied gold.
Kings Of Leon topped the Billboard Digital Albums
chart, Top Alternative Albums chart, and Top Rock
Albums chart with Only
By The Night.
Kings Of Leon hit the Top 10 with "Use Somebody."
The video for "Use Somebody" was nominated for a MTV Video Music Award for Best
Rock Video.
Kings Of Leon topped the Billboard Adult Top 40 chart
with "Use Somebody."
Kings Of Leon hit #1 for a week with "Use Somebody."
Kings Of Leon topped the Billboard Top Pop Songs
chart with "Use Somebody."
Kings Of Leon were nominated for 3 American Music Awards including Artist of the Year, Favorite
Pop/Rock Band/Duo/Group, and Favorite Alternative Artist.
Kings Of Leon hit the Top 40 with "Sex On Fire" after getting airplay on the pop
charts a year after dominating the alternative and
rock charts.
Rolling Stone: '100
Best Albums of the Decade (2000-2009)' included Aha
Shake Heartbreak at # 39, Only
By The Night at # 53, and Youth
And Young Manhood at # 80.
Only
By The Night was the #10 selling LP of the year
selling over 1.4 copies during the year in the US.
Kings Of Leon topped the Billboard 2009 Year-End Chart
Toppers as the Top Alternative Artist and with
the Top Hot Alternative Song and Top Hot Triple A
Song ("Use Somebody").
Kings Of Leon won 3 Grammy Awards for Record of the Year, Best Rock Song (awarded to
the songwriter), and Best Rock Vocal Performance by a Duo or
Group ("Use Somebody"), and was nominated for Song
of the Year (awarded to the songwriter) ("Use Somebody").
Kings Of Leon
released Come
Around Sundown.
Kings Of Leon performed on Saturday Night Live.
Kings Of Leon
topped the UK and Canadian LP charts with Come
Around Sundown.
Kings Of Leon
topped the Billboard Digital Albums chart, Rock
Albums chart, and Alternative Albums chart with Come
Around Sundown.
Only
By The Night was certified 2x platinum.
Kings Of Leon were nominated for 2 Grammy Awards including Best Rock Song (awarded to the songwriter) and Best Rock Vocal Performance by a Duo or
Group
("Radioactive").
Come
Around Sundown was certified gold.
Kings Of Leon canceled their US tour after concerns
for Caleb Followill's health with various reports of
exhaustion and vocal issues.
Kings Of Leon were nominated for 2 Grammy Awards for Best Rock Album (Come
Around Sundown) and Best Music Video, Long Form (Talihina
Sky: The Story Of Kings Of Leon).
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Holy
Roller Novocaine (EP)
Released: February, 2003
Rolling Stone: 
Tracks: "Molly's Chambers" -
"Wasted Time" - "California
Waiting" - "Wicker Chair" -
"Holy Roller Novocaine" |
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What
I Saw
(EP)
Released: May, 2003
Tracks: "Red Morning Light" -
"Wicker Chair" - "Talihina
Sky" |
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Youth
And Young Manhood
Released: July, 2003 (UK) and August, 2003
(US)
Billboard peak: # 113
Rolling Stone: - Entertainment
Weekly: B+
Tracks: "Red Morning Light" -
"Happy Alone" - "Wasted Time"
- "Joe's Head" - "Trani" -
"California Waiting" - "Spiral
Staircase" - "Molly's Chambers" -
"Genius" - "Dusty" -
"Holy Roller Novocaine" |
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Aha
Shake Heartbreak
Released: November, 2004 (UK) and February,
2005 (US)
Billboard peak: # 55
Rolling Stone:  - Entertainment
Weekly: B
Tracks: "Slow Night, So Long" -
"King Of The Rodeo" - "Taper Jean
Girl" - "Pistol Of Fire" -
"Milk" - "The Bucket" -
"Soft" - "Razz" - "Day
Old Blues" - "Four Kicks" -
"Velvet Snow" - "Rememo" -
"Where Nobody Knows" |
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Day
Old Belgian Blues (EP)
Released: June, 2006
Tracks: "Tape Jean Girl" -
"The Bucket" - "Soft" -
"Molly's Chambers" - "Four
Kicks" - "Trani" |
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Because
Of The Times
Released: April, 2007
Billboard peak: # 25
Rolling Stone: - Entertainment
Weekly: A-
Tracks: "Knocked Up" -
"Charmer" - "On Call" -
"McFearless" - "Black
Thumbnail" - "My Party" -
"True Love Way" - "Ragoo" -
"Fans" - "The Runner" -
"Trunk" - "Camaro" -
"Arizona" |
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Only
By The Night
Released: September, 2008
US:
2x Platinum
Billboard peak: # 4
 Grammy
Nominee: Best Rock Album
Rolling Stone:  - Entertainment
Weekly: B+
Tracks: "Closer" -
"Crawl" - "Sex On Fire" - "Use Somebody" -
"Manhattan" - "Revelry" -
"17" - "Notion" - "I
Want You" - "Be Somebody" -
"Cold Desert" |
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Come
Around Sundown
Released: October, 2010
US:
Gold
Billboard peak: # 2
Grammy Nominee: Best Rock Album
Tracks: "The End" -
"Radioactive" - "Pyro" -
"Mary" - "The Face" -
"The Immortals" - "Back Down
South" - "Beach Side" - "No
Money" - "Pony Up" -
"Birthday" - "Mi Amigo" -
"Pickup Truck" |
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