The Jenkins were an American

country music Country (also called country and western) is a genre of popular music that originated in the Southern and Southwestern United States in the early 1920s. It primarily derives from blues, church music such as Southern gospel and spirituals, ...

group comprising Nancy Jenkins and her daughters, Kacie and Brodie. The trio had two singles in the U.S. ''Billboard''

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charts: "Blame It on Mama" at No. 34 and "Getaway Car" at No. 38. The latter was later a single for Hall & Oates. An album was recorded for

Capitol Nashville Capitol Records Nashville is a major United States-based record label located in Nashville, Tennessee operating as part of the Universal Music Group Nashville. From 1991 to 1995, Capitol Nashville was known as Liberty Records, before returning ...

but never released.

Biography

Nancy Jenkins and her daughters began to perform together when she started to produce the annual talent show at Kacie and Brodie's school.CMT.com : The Jenkins : Biography
/ref> When Kacie was in sixth grade, the three performed

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' song "Guardian Angels" in a school production. Dennis Hysom, a local songwriter, who attended the show persuaded Nancy and her daughters to pursue a career as a country music trio. The three then recorded a

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, with Nancy writing some of the songs. AllMusic ((( The Jenkins > Biography )))/ref> In 2003, the trio was signed to Capitol Records, working with singer-songwriter and record producer

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on the first album, to be called ''The Jenkins''.Net Music Countdown : The Jenkins
/ref> "Blame It on Mama" was released as an advance single in early 2004; the song was a minor top 40 hit in the ''Billboard'' U.S.

chart. A second single, "Getaway Car", was released but the album itself was never released. "Getaway Car" was originally recorded by

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on their album ''Getaway Car'', and was later a hit in the Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks charts when Hall & Oates recorded it. The Jenkins left Capitol in 2008.

Discography

Singles

Music videos

References

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