Black Stone Cherry
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Black Stone Cherry performing in San Antonio in 2014
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Edmonton, Kentucky, United States |
| Genres | Hard rock, Southern rock, alternative metal,post-grunge |
| Years active | 2001–present |
| Labels | Roadrunner, Mascot (Current) |
| Associated acts | The Kentucky Headhunters, Cavo |
| Website | www |
| Members | Chris Robertson Ben Wells Jon Lawhon John Fred Young |
Black Stone Cherry is an American hard rock band, formed in 2001 in Edmonton, Kentucky. They were signed to Roadrunner Records until 2015; the band is now signed to Mascot Label Group. The band consists of Chris Robertson (lead vocals, lead guitar), Ben Wells (rhythm guitar, backing vocals), Jon Lawhon (bass guitar, backing vocals), and John Fred Young (drums, backing vocals). Black Stone Cherry has released five studio albums: Black Stone Cherry (2006), Folklore and Superstition (2008), Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea (2011), Magic Mountain (2014), and Kentucky (2016), as well as three EPs, and have charted eight singles on the US Mainstream Rock Tracks charts. The band's fifth album, Kentucky was released on April 1, 2016.
Black Stone Cherry originated in Edmonton, Kentucky. Chris Robertson and John Fred Young, son of The Kentucky Headhunters's Richard Young, started to play music together early in their teens and were soon joined by Wells and Lawhon. Black Stone Cherry officially formed on June 4, 2001. They then took over the practice house that had been used by The Kentucky Headhunters since 1968 and began to record tracks. They also began holding shows at clubs in the area, and after a short while they gained a large following of people of all ages in the town. In 2003, on Black Stone Cherry Records, the band released their first demo on CD called Rock N' Roll Tape.
The band's debut self-titled album was released in May 2006. After the band finished recording, they returned to Edmonton, invited by their former school principal, for a homecoming gig in the gym of the local middle school, which was attended by 1500 people. As the band entered the town, the streets were filled with people holding "welcome home" signs.
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