Hanna–McEuen was an American

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duo consisting of

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s Jaime Hanna and Jonathan McEuen, both vocalists and guitarists. Their fathers,

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and

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, co-founded the

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. In addition, Hanna was formerly an occasional supporting musician for

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. Hanna–McEuen released its self-titled debut album on

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in 2005, although the album's singles were distributed and promoted by

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. The album produced a Top 40 hit on the ''

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charts in "Something Like a Broken Heart", followed by "Tell Me" at number 56 and "Ocean", which did not chart. The duo also recorded a DVD-Audio/Video project titled "Tried and True" in 2007 for AIX Records, which featured a guest appearance by country guitarist

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. After disbanding, Hanna joined

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's road band, in which he plays guitar. He also co-wrote Allan's 2008 single " She's So California". McEuen, meanwhile, has continued to record as a solo artist. Jaime Hanna joined the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band in 2018.https://www.kmuw.org/music/2019-03-20/the-nitty-gritty-dirt-band-celebrates-new-members-new-notes

Discography

Albums

Singles

Music videos

References

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