Jesse James Dupree (born Jesse Dupree; September 22, 1962) is an American musician, television personality, and businessman. He is the lead singer, guitarist, and primary songwriter in the rock band

Jackyl Jackyl is an American rock band formed in 1991. Their sound has also been described as heavy metal and southern metal. Their self-titled debut album has sold more than a million copies in the United States with hit singles like "Down on Me" ...

, founded in 1991. As a solo performer, he released albums in 2000 and 2008 under the names of "Jesse James Dupree" and "Jesse James Dupree & Dixie Inc.", respectively. In 2007, Dupree founded Mighty Loud Entertainment, a record label and artist management and marketing company. With business partner, Michael Ballard, Dupree brought the ''

Full Throttle Saloon ''Full Throttle Saloon'' is an American reality television series that premiered on November 10, 2009, and originally aired on truTV. The series chronicles the daily operations of the bar for which it is named − the Full Throttle Saloon in Sturg ...

'' television series to the airwaves on

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in 2009. After five successful seasons with TruTV, the series was picked up by

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; season premiere on October 3, 2014. Ballard and his wife, Angie, appear in each episode along with Dupree. In 2010, Dupree created and launched "Jesse James Spirits", a line of alcoholic beverages that includes the "Jesse James America's Outlaw" brands of beer and

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Business interests

Mighty Loud Entertainment

Dupree started Mighty Loud Entertainment, which is a record label and artist management company. Through Mighty Loud, Dupree is the General Manager of

Kiefer Sutherland Kiefer William Sutherland (born 21 December 1966) is a British-Canadian actor and musician. He is best known for his starring role as Jack Bauer in the Fox drama series '' 24'' (2001–2010, 2014), for which he won an Emmy Award, a Golden Glo ...

's label Ironworks and also runs an imprint label as part of the Universal Music system. Mighty Loud Entertainment manages artists such as

Nigel Dupree Band Nigel Dupree Band is an American southern rock band from Kennesaw, Georgia, started by Nigel Thomas Dupree, the son of Jackyl lead vocalist Jesse James Dupree. Having performed at events such as Full Throttle Saloon, Rocklahoma and Taste of Mad ...

, Wayland, and Babi Mac.

Jesse James Spirits

In 2010, Jesse James Dupree launched the "Jesse James Spirits" line of alcoholic beverage products, whose brands include the no "Jesse James America's Outlaw" brands of whole wheat unfiltered beer (no longer produced) and straight

. Flavored bourbons (honey flavored and spiced) were introduced to the product line soon afterward.

Bands (active)

Jackyl

Jesse James Dupree is the lead singer and guitarist of the American

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band

from

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. Formed in 1991, the band signed a recording contract with

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. In 1992, a self-titled debut album was released and went platinum; the band still tours heavily on the festival circuit, in music venues, and on

's reality television series

. Dupree's most famous routine involves using a

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as a musical instrument during the song "The Lumberjack" and "The Star Spangled Banner". His collection of customized instruments include an electric guitar with a chainsaw attached and a large customized chainsaw powered by a ''

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'' engine.

Jesse James Dupree

The 2000 release of Dupree's debut solo project ''

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'' issued on

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with guitarist John Hayes and bassist

Roman Glick Roman Glick (born 1970) is an American bassist. He is known for playing with Brother Cane, Slave to the System, Jesse James Dupree, and Jackyl. Brother Cane Brother Cane formed in Birmingham, Alabama in the early 1990s with singer/guitarist Dam ...

(formerly of

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) brought with it the hard rock/Southern Rock combination expected from Dupree. The single ''"Mainline"'', hit #34 on the U.S.

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chart.

Jesse James Dupree & Dixie Inc.

2008 brought the release of ''Rev It Up and Go-Go'', an album by Jesse James Dupree & Dixie Inc. Three music videos were released in promotion of the new CD: "Money Lovin' & Speed", "The Party" and "Bite". In September 2001, Dupree performed and recorded a cover of

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's "

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" for the

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Music CD ''Anarchy Rocks Extreme Music Volume 2'' released on

Television

Full Throttle Saloon

After performing with his band,

at ''

'' in

Sturgis, South Dakota Sturgis is a city in Meade County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 7,020 as of the 2020 census. It is the county seat of Meade County and is named after Samuel D. Sturgis, a Union general during the Civil War. Sturgis is notable ...

, Dupree formed a partnership with Full Throttle Saloon owner, Michael Ballard, and the duo created a reality show, covering the operations of the largest

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in the United States. In addition to being business partners, Dupree and Ballard appear on the show (as themselves), along with several other characters each season. Dupree is the entertainment director and executive producer of the series; he also performs live with his band Jackyl, and performs his own stunts on each episode. Full Throttle Saloon aired its first season on

in 2009, and is in production for future seasons. The saloon was destroyed by fire in September 2015.

Personal life

In 1989, Jesse had a son named Nigel Thomas Dupree who was the lead vocalist for the

, and was the drummer for Wayland and is now the drummer for Tuk Smith and the Restless Hearts. He also has a stepdaughter, Miranda, and a daughter named Thea. Jesse is married to Penny Dupree.

References

External links

Official websiteMichael Ballard's Full Throttle Saloon website
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