Kings of Leon
Caleb and Nathan of the Kings of Leon share their musical milestones with Matt Everitt in a programme first broadcast in 2014.
Caleb and Nathan of the Kings of Leon share their musical milestones with Matt Everitt in a programme first broadcast in 2014.
The Followill brothers graduated from being teenage longhairs bashing out Creedence covers in their Nashville family basement to global stars packing out arenas, enjoying number one albums and Grammy awards.
Brothers singer Caleb and drummer Nathan Followill talk about that journey, recalling how they emerged from their strict religious background (their father was a travelling preacher who banned them from listening to secular music) to form a band with their other brother and cousin. Their sometimes surprising influences range from from country and rock to Boys 2 Men and Kenny G's Christmas album.
They also look back on how they coped with their sudden rise to fame in the UK while still teenagers, their battle for recognition in their native US, their triumphant Glastonbury headlining performance, the impact (both positive and negative) of their huge worldwide hit Sex On Fire and the internal pressure that nearly split the band up in 2011, following their poorly-received Come Around Sundown album.
And, of course, they dig into their record boxes to choose amazing music by Ricky Skaggs, Tommy James & the Shondells, the Beach Boys, Tom Petty and the Allman Brothers.
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Kings of Leon
RED MORNING LIGHT
- YOUTH AND YOUNG MANHOOD.
- HAND ME DOWN.
- HMD-27.
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Ricky Skaggs
Memories Of Mother And Dad
- Legacy: A Tribute To The First Generation Of Bluegrass.
- Sugar Hill.
- SHC-9202.
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Tommy James & the Shondells
CRIMSON AND CLOVER
- Billboard Top Rock 'N' Roll Hits - 1969.
- Rhino.
- R2-70630.
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Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
SOUTHERN ACCENTS
- Southern Accents.
- MCA 811896.
- na.
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The Beach Boys
CALIFORNIA GIRLS
- ENDLESS SUMMER.
- MFP/EMI.
- CDB-7 46467-2.
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Creedence Clearwater Revival
FORTUNATE SON
- WILLY AND THE POOR BOYS.
- FANTASY.
- FCD-613 8397.
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The Allman Brothers Band
WHIPPING POST
- A Decade of Hits 1969 - 1979.
- Polydor.
- 511-1562.
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Kings of Leon
MOLLY'S CHAMBERS
- MOLLY'S CHAMBERS.
- HANDMEDOWN.
- HMD-29.
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Kings of Leon
CALIFORNIA WAITING
- YOUTH AND YOUNG MANHOOD.
- Handmedown Records.
- HMD-27.
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Kings of Leon
Crawl
- Crawl.
- Sony BMG.
- USRC-10800314.
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Kings of Leon
Sex on Fire
- Only By The Night.
- RCA Records.
- n/a-n/a.
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Miles Davis
Someday My Prince Will Come
- Someday My Prince Will Come.
- Columbia.
- CK-65919.
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Daft Punk
Voyager
- Discovery.
- Virgin.
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The Go鈥怋etweens
Was There Anything I Could Do?
- Beggars Banquet.
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