xile formed in 1963 looking to play small clubs in Richmond, KY but managed to top Eboth the pop and country charts during their more than 50 year-long career. Their most successful hit, “Kiss You All Over” spent four weeks at the top of Billboard’s pop chart in 1978. In the early 1980s, Exile started to focus on . During their run on the country charts Exile has successfully had ten No. 1 singles including “I Don’t Want to Be A Memory” and “.” The five original members of Exile reformed in 2008 and continue to tour today.

million NUMBER Gold records SOLD 11 ONE HITS 3 Albums 8 worldwide

• Got their start on Dick Clark’s “Caravan of Stars” • Music featured in movies, including “Happy Gilmore” “Man on the Moon” “Employee of the • Hit single “Kiss You All Over” sold more Month” “Wild Hogs” and “Zookeeper” than 5 million copies • Band members J.P. Pennington and • The book – 50 Years of Exile: Sonny LeMaire have both been recognized The Story of a Band in Transition as of the year by BMI written by musicologist Randy Westbrook chronicles the • Band member Les Taylor awarded BMI’s band’s five decades as a band Country Award for his songwriting on Janie Fricke’s “It Ain’t Easy Bein’ Easy” • Have toured with everyone from Aerosmith • Inducted into the Kentucky Music Hall of to Merle Haggard Fame in 2013

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