![]() ![]() because of the numbers we were doing touring, they couldn't deny that there were people there to see us." "Ours has been kind of reversed from all that, we have forced people to deal with us because they know the is there for us. "Most bands get supported at, say, MTV or radio.then the people say the TV or the radio stations program the people because the people see it or hear it so much that they go for it," Dupree told Gargano. And it proved what Jackyl knew all along-that there were lots of fans out there. The album's success was a tribute to the power of Jackyl's touring and its attention to keeping its fan base satisfied. Their 1994 second album, Push Comes To Shove, went gold despite the fact that there was no video, no MTV airplay, and no hit single. Jackyl's first release was Jackyl in 1992, a record which went on to sell sold more than 2.1 million copies. ![]() As Dupree told Alex Richter of Rocknet, "We want to get up there with Metallica and Aerosmith." Jackyl rates higher on the raunch-o-meter than most of their Southern forebears however, evident in their list of influences which spans the greats of heavy metal as well as their ambition. The band is part of a Southern powerhouse lineage that extends back to Lynyrd Skynyrd and the Allman Brothers. Jackyl worked with AC/DC's frontman Brian Johnson on the single "Locked and Loaded," the first time a member of AC/DC had collaborated with another band.įounded in 1990, Jackyl is comprised of vocalist Jesse James Dupree from Georgia, drummer Chris Worley and guitarists Jeff Worley and Jimmy Stiff from South Carolina, and bassist Tom Bettini from Tennessee. Their second release, Push Comes To Shove, was awarded a gold record, the band appeared on the Beavis & Butthead soundtrack which went platinum, and their recording Woodstock '94, also went gold. The band's debut album, Jackyl, sold more than 1.2 million copies, due in part to the inclusion of a chainsaw solo on the single "The Lumberjack." The record remains one of the most consistently selling rock releases of the 1990s. Marry heavy metal raunch to the traditional Southern rock boogie, and the baby will look something like Jackyl. Members include Tom Bettini, (born in TN), bass Jesse JamesDupree, (born in GA), vocals Jimmy Stiff, (born in SC), guitar Chris Worley, (born in SC), drums Jeff Worley, (born in SC), guitar. If you would like to share Jackyl lyrics with other users of this site, please see the bottom of this page on how to submit Jackyl lyrics. ![]()
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