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Exile

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Musicians

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    (1963- )
    Born in Richmond, Kentucky
    Jimmy Stokley - lead vocalist (1963-1979, died August 15, 1985)
    J.P. Pennington - lead vocalist/guitarist
    Les Taylor - guitarist/vocalist
    Sonny LeMaire - bassist
    Marlon Hargis - keyboardist
    Steve Goetzman - drummer
    Gary Freeman - former drummer
    Recorded the songs 'Kiss You All Over,' 'Woke Up in Love,' 'I Don't Want to Be a Memory,' 'Give Me One More Chance,' 'Crazy For Your Love,' 'She's a Miracle,' 'Hang On to Your Heart,' 'I Could Get Used to You,' 'It'll Be Me,' 'She's Too Good to Be True,' 'I Can't Get Close Enough,' 'Just One Kiss,' 'Nobody's Talking' and 'Yet'
    Originally known as The Exiles
    Disbanded in 1993, reformed in 1995

Why they might be annoying:

    To anyone that doesn't follow country music, they might think they only recorded 'Kiss You All Over.'
    They had 35 different members over the course of their existence.
    It took 15 years after they formed until they experienced mainstream success.
    The domain name of their official website is exile.biz.
    Quote from J.P. Pennington about how the band got their name: 'There were a lot of Cuban exiles coming across...the word was in the news and we felt we were also somewhat ostracized from the local society. We had long hair back then...'

Why they might not be annoying:

    Upon having some songs become successful singles for country acts (ie Alabama and 'Take Me Down'), they decided to go the country route.
    They ended up having 10 songs that reached number one on Billboard's Hot Country Songs chart and another three that reached the top ten.
    They had 13 award nominations between the Country Music Association and the Academy of Country Music.
    When original lead vocalist Jimmy Stokley was dying thanks to having hepatitis, they performed a benefit for him.
    They have existed in some form for the better part of nearly 50 years.

Credit: whiff boy


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Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 8 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 5 Votes: 80.0% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 5 Votes: 80.0% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 21 Votes: 38.10% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 5 Votes: 20.0% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 6 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 4 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 8 Votes: 62.50% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 23 Votes: 30.43% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 22 Votes: 40.91% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 19 Votes: 52.63% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 58 Votes: 46.55% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 25 Votes: 68.00% Annoying