Jesse James Dupree
| Jesse James Dupree | |
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Jesse James Dupree performing with Jackyl
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| Background information | |
| Also known as | Jesse Dupree |
| Born | September 22, 1962 |
| Origin | Kennesaw, Georgia |
| Genres | Southern rock, hard rock |
| Instruments | Vocals, guitar, chainsaw |
| Years active | 1987–present |
| Associated acts | Jackyl, Jesse James Dupree & Dixie Inc. |
| Website | jessedupree |
| Notable instruments | |
| Chainsaw | |
Jesse James Dupree (born September 22, 1962) is an American musician, television personality, and businessman. Dupree is the lead singer, guitarist, and primary songwriter in the rock band Jackyl, founded in 1991. As a solo performer, he released albums in 2000 and 2008 under the names of "Jesse James Dupree" and "Jesse James Dupree & Dixie Inc.", respectively.
In 2007, Dupree founded Mighty Loud Entertainment, a record label and artist management and marketing company.
With business partner, Michael Ballard, Dupree brought the Full Throttle Saloon television series to the airwaves on TruTV in 2009. After five successful seasons with TruTV, the series was picked up by Reelz Channel; season premiere on October 3, 2014. Ballard and his wife, Angie, appear in each episode along with Dupree.
In 2010, Dupree created and launched "Jesse James Spirits", a line of alcoholic beverages that includes the "Jesse James America's Outlaw" brands of beer and bourbon whiskey.
Dupree started Mighty Loud Entertainment, which is a record label and artist management company. Through Mighty Loud, Dupree is the General Manager of Kiefer Sutherland's label Ironworks and also runs an imprint label as part of the Universal Music system. Mighty Loud Entertainment manages artists such as Nigel Dupree Band, Jackyl, Wayland, and Babi Mac.
In 2010, Jesse James Dupree launched the "Jesse James Spirits" line of alcoholic beverage products, whose brands include the "Jesse James America's Outlaw" brands of whole wheat unfiltered beer and straight bourbon whiskey. Flavored bourbons (honey flavored and spiced) were introduced to the product line soon afterward.
Jesse James Dupree is the lead singer and guitarist of the American Southern Rock band Jackyl from Kennesaw, Georgia. Formed in 1991, the band signed a recording contract with Geffen Records. In 1992, a self-titled debut album was released and went platinum; the band still tours heavily on the festival circuit, in music venues, and on TruTV's reality television series Full Throttle Saloon.
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