Gary Louris (born March 10, 1955 in Toledo, Ohio) is a guitarist, singer, and songwriter of alternative country and pop music. He was a founding member of the Minneapolis-based band The Jayhawks, and their principal songwriter and vocalist after the departure of Mark Olson; he is often credited with the band's subsequent move from folk-country toward a more progressive, poppier sound. Wikipedia
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I t only took 20 years, but Gary Louris finally meandered down that road that most songwriters seek and put out a solo record. ... "Vagabond," released in mid-February on Rykodisc, is an introspective affair featuring 10 well-crafted and emotive songs. www.countrystandardtime.com/d/article.asp?xid=1049
Gary Michael Louris grew up in Ohio and took piano at a young age. It was when he was a teenager his mother suggested that he take up the guitar. After graduating from college and working as an architect in Minneapolis, he began playing the guitar on the www.imdb.com/name/nm1442010/