With their musicās sunny vibe and positive energy, the Eli Young Band have always boasted a brighter, broader appeal than many of their country-music kin. Thatās why the Texan group and the king of the Parrotheads were a match made in Margaritaville when Jimmy Buffett joined the Eli Young Band for a new rendition of āSaltwater Gospel,ā a vacation-ready song that appeared on their 2017 album, Fingerprints, and became a country-radio favorite in 2020. The hit demonstrated the breezy melodicism thatās been fundamental to the fruitful musical partnership of lead singer Mike Eli and guitarist James Young ever since they began making music together at the University of North Texas in the ā90s. After opening for stars like Miranda Lambert and Rascal Flatts and recording three albums for Carnival Records, the Eli Young Bandās breakthrough came in 2011 with āCrazy Girl,ā a Billboard chart-topper whose mix of heartland rock and country-pop established the affable Texans as one of the genreās most popular acts. On later hits, like 2014ās āDrunk Last Nightā and 2018ās āLove Aināt,ā the Eli Young Band continued to supply a soundtrack for good times whether theyāre happening down on the ranch, out at the bar, or even on a beach full of Buffett fans.
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Denton, TX, United States
Genre
Country
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