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the black crowes in 2008 jimmy page , chris robinson brotherhood 1989 -- 2015 -- 2002 , 2005 -- 2011 , 2013 def american , columbia , v2 , silver arrow 350 the black crowes
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the black crowes

the black crowes were an american rock band formed in 1989 .
their discography includes nine studio albums , four live albums and several charting singles .
the band was signed to def american recordings in 1989 by producer george drakoulias and released their debut album , `` shake your money maker '' , the following year .
the follow-up , `` the southern harmony and musical companion '' , reached the top of the `` billboard '' 200 in 1992 .
after a hiatus between 2002 and 2005 , the band released `` warpaint '' , which hit number 5 on the billboard chart .
after the release of a double album , the greatest hits-like and mostly acoustic `` croweology '' in august 2010 , the band started a 20th anniversary tour that was followed by an ongoing second hiatus .
the band announced that they would return in early 2013 but that december they returned to hiatus status with no specific return date .
they announced their break-up in 2015 .
the band has sold over 30 million albums , and is listed at number 92 on vh1 's `` 100 greatest artists of hard rock '' .
they were also labeled by `` melody maker '' as `` the most rock 'n' roll rock 'n' roll band in the world '' and the readers of `` rolling stone '' voted them ` best new american band ' in 1990 .
