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
MCA Records
MCA Records was an American record label owned by MCA Inc., which later became part of Universal Music Group.
Pre-history
MCA Inc., a powerful talent agency and a television production company, entered the recorded music business in 1962 w ...
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
Albums
Singles
References
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
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