associated_acts years_active label article_title name background birth_date instrument genre origin birth_name occupation
exile 1963 -- present mca j.p. pennington
 j.p. pennington solo_singer 22 january 1949 vocals , guitar country berea , kentucky , u.s. james preston pennington singer
j.p. pennington

james preston `` j.p. '' pennington -lrb- born january 22 , 1949 -rrb- is an american musician , known primarily as a founding member of the country pop band exile .
pennington was the founding member and lead singer of the group until departing in 1990 .
after his leaving exile , he signed to mca records as a solo artist .
there , he released two singles and one album , `` whatever it takes '' , in 1991 .
pennington re-established the band along with guitarist les taylor .
