caption current_members years_active label article_title landscape past_members background genre image origin name
gary louris of the jayhawks in may 2009 . gary johnson louris marc perlman karen grotberg tim o'reagan kraig 1985 -- 2005 , 2009-present bunkhouse records twin tone def american rounder records the jayhawks
 yes norm gunderman stephen mccarthy mark olson rogers thad spencer ken callahan jessy greene jen group_or_band alternative country , country rock , alternative rock the_jayhawks_2009 .05.30 _ 003.jpg minneapolis , minnesota the jayhawks
the jayhawks

the jayhawks are an american alternative country and country rock band that emerged from the twin cities music scene during the mid-1980s .
their country rock sound was influential on many bands who played the twin cities circuit during the 1980s and 1990s like uncle tupelo , the gear daddies and the honeydogs .
they have released several studio albums , including five on the american recordings label .
on hiatus from 2005 to 2009 , the band has since reunited and released a new album , `` mockingbird time '' , in september 2011 .
after another brief hiatus , the 1997 touring lineup will be reuniting to play shows in 2014 to support the reissue of 3 albums released between 1997 and 2003 .
