Caroline's Spine

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Name = Caroline's Spine


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Origin = Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States
Genre = Rock
Years_active = 1993–2008
Label = Anza Records, Hollywood Records
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Past_members = Jimmy Newquist
Mark Haugh
Scott Jones
Jason Gilardi
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Caroline's Spine was an alternative rock band based in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The band's extensive touring schedule in the mid 1990's landed them a record deal with Hollywood Records. They have shared billings with such bands as Aerosmith, Kiss, and Queensrÿche in 2001 . Their biggest hit, "Sullivan," is about the five Sullivan brothers who died in World War II and is featured on the 1997 album, "Monsoon".

History

ANZA RECORDS (The Early Years)

Caroline's Spine was created by lead singer/primary songwriter Jimmy Newquist. Under the direction of producer Dan Calderone and ANZA Records, Newquist performed virtually all of the instruments recorded for the Caroline's Spine self-titled debut album in 1993.

Jimmy along with his college friend Mark Haugh won the 'Best Unsigned Band' in the 1994 Yamaha sponsored 'Soundcheck' contest.To make ends meet they sold all their furniture and went on the road with Jason Gilardi (from Los Angeles, CA) on drums and Luis Moral on bass. The current group line-up was completed when Scott Jones, an old friend of Mark's, joined on as the bassist in the spring of 1995. They went on to release three more albums with ANZA Records before signing a record contract with Hollywood Records.

HOLLYWOOD RECORDS (The National Record Contract)

Backed by Hollywood Records the band released two national albums (Monsoon and Attention Please) and made appearances on two motion picture soundtracks (An American Werewolf In Paris and Varsity Blues). The band toured around the world opening famous bands such as Kiss and Aerosmith. Even without national promotion or television exposure the band continued to make a name for themselves around the county. Word of mouth and a two hour or more show each night helped keep the band on the road for most of 1998 to 2000.

BEYOND HOLLYWOOD (Independent Again)

Eventually the band decided to part ways with Hollywood Records in 2000. The band quickly released Like it or Not later that year. The disc was a compilation of old songs from the ANZA Records releases as well as four new songs. This was helpful to the fans that could not afford the early albums which had become very expensive in the secondary markets such as ebay. 2002 was a very busy year for the band. First, Live Industrial Sampler was released which included live performances from their Attention Please world tour. Later that year, "The Grovers 10th Anniversary Edition" was released to commemorate a decade passing since Jimmy and Mark were in the college band together. The album featured early versions of four songs (Psycho, She's Coming Home, Why Don't We Get Along and I Will Be Alright) that would eventually appear on Caroline's Spine records. Finally, the band's eighth album, Overlooked, was also released in late 2002. It packaged remixes of the four new tracks from Like It Or Not with two songs previously unreleased in America and six new songs.

The next five years saw a handful of live concerts but the band was unofficially on hiatus. The band members took time to concentrate on family as well as other music projects. Jimmy Newquist released his first solo record, "Ashley Ave." in 2003. Later that year Jason Gilardi and Scott Jones released a self-titled album from their side project, New Science. The following year Jimmy Newquist recorded acoustic versions of eight Caroline's Spine fan favorites and released them as a new disc entitled "On Tour". The third solo release from Newquist entitled "Bump" was released in 2005.

Taking advantage of online sales opportunities, the band released "The Collection" in 2006. These consisted of many live soundboard recordings from over the years as well as various demo recordings. A sort of greatest hits album was also released as "The Collection Retail CD". More live concerts and demos are set to be released in the near future according to Newquist

2007 saw the much awaited return of all four members with the release of their ninth album, Captured. The album featured new songs with reworked versions of old song ideas from over the years. A short but extremely successful tour followed to promote the release. Almost all the shows were considered sold out as the fans returned after the five year hiatus. The official departure of band members Jason Gilardi, Scott Jones and Mark Haugh was announced on the band's Myspace page on Wednesday, June 27th, 2007. A tenth studio album is in the works, which is slated to be released later in 2008.

Members

Current
*Jimmy Newquist - vocals, guitar, bass, drums, primary songwriterFormer members
*Mark Haugh - Guitar (1993-2007)
*Jason Gilardi - Drums (1994-2007)
*Scott Jones - Bass (1995-2007)

Discography

Other projects

External links

* [http://www.carolinespine.com/ Caroline's Spine Site]