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American country music band From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Turnpike Troubadours are an American country music band from Tahlequah, Oklahoma founded in 2005.[1] They started their own imprint, Bossier City Records, in 2007 and have released six studio albums. Their self-titled 2015 album peaked at number 17 on the Billboard 200.
Turnpike Troubadours | |
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 Turnpike Troubadours performing on-stage at the Knoxville Civic Coliseum in Knoxville, Tennessee in November 2023.
Left to right: Early, Engleman, Pearson (behind drum kit), Edwards, Felker and Nix. | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Tahlequah, Oklahoma, U.S. |
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| Years active |
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| Labels | Bossier City Records, Thirty Tigers |
| Members | RC Edwards Kyle Nix Ryan Engleman Evan Felker Gabriel Pearson Hank Early |
| Past members | John Fullbright Casey Sliger Chad Masters Giovanni "Nooch" Carnuccio III Luke Savage |
| Website | http://www.turnpiketroubadours.com |
The band was formed in 2005 by Evan Felker and R.C. Edwards. Their debut album, Bossier City, was recorded a month after the formation of the band, in order to have a recording to sell at live shows. Felker later said the musical arrangements were "not a good representation" of what the band later became.[2]
Their sophomore album, Diamonds & Gasoline, followed in 2010.[3]
The songs "Easton and Main" and "Bossier City" were re-recorded for their 2015 self-titled album.[2]
In October 2017, the album A Long Way from Your Heart was released, peaking at number three on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart.
Following a string of poor performances in late 2018, stemming from Felker's insobriety, the band was forced to cancel 12 shows slated to be held in the weeks to follow, returning on November 30th to play at ACL Live.[4] Felker's personal battles continued the following year, spurring the band to cancel all remaining tour dates. It left the band's future undecided but noting a possible return to the stage once "everyone is of strong mind, body and spirit and can deliver what our fans deserve."[5][6]
In November 2021, the band's Instagram was cleaned of all previous posts and their website displayed only the band's logo and a message that read "Coming Soon".[7] In January 2022, the band announced their long-awaited reunion and return to live performances, holding their first shows on April 8–9, 2022 at Cain's Ballroom.[8][9] One month later, another two-night run of shows were held May 14–15 at Red Rocks Amphitheatre.[10]
On August 25, 2023 the band released their album A Cat in the Rain after releasing three earlier singles: "Mean Old Sun," "Chipping Mill," and "Brought Me."[11]
Critically, the Turnpike Troubadours' musical style has been labeled as primarily country music and its respective subgenres, such as red dirt,[12][13][14] honky-tonk,[15] Americana,[16] neotraditional country,[17] and country rock.[18] Mark Deming of AllMusic referred to the Turnpike Troubadours as a "country-leaning roots rock band," with elements of political folk music, honky-tonk, bluegrass, Cajun music, and rock.[19]
In an interview with the Chicago Tribune, band co-founder and bassist RC Edwards identified the band's musical style as honky-tonk.[18]
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales | ||||||
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| US Country [20] |
US [21] |
US Indie [22] |
US Folk [23] |
US Rock [24] | |||||
| Bossier City[25] |
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— | — | — | — | — | |||
| Diamonds & Gasoline[3] |
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— | — | — | — | — | |||
| Goodbye Normal Street |
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14 | 57 | 7 | 3 | 23 |
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| The Turnpike Troubadours |
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3 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
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| A Long Way from Your Heart |
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3 | 20 | 1 | 1 | — |
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| A Cat in the Rain |
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9 | 34 | — | — | — | |||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||||||||
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