James Preston Pennington (born January 22, 1949) is an American musician, known primarily as the guitarist and co-lead vocalist of the

country pop Country pop (also known as pop country or urban cowboy) is a fusion genre of country music and pop music that was developed by members of the country genre out of a desire to reach a larger, mainstream audience. Country pop music blends genres ...

band Exile. Pennington was one of the early members and one of the lead singers of the group until departing in 1990. After leaving Exile, he signed to

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as a solo artist. There, he released three singles and one album, ''Whatever It Takes'', in 1991. Pennington re-established the band in 1995, together with guitarist Les Taylor.

Discography

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Singles

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1949 births American country singer-songwriters Exile (American band) members Living people Country musicians from Kentucky MCA Records artists People from Berea, Kentucky Singer-songwriters from Kentucky {{US-country-singer-stub