EP 348 - The Musical Legacy of EXILE with Sonny LeMaire

2023-11-06

The band Exile formed in 1963 and 60 years later they are still entertaining audiences with their hit songs. Their most successful hit, “Kiss You All Over” spent four weeks at the top of Billboard’s pop chart in 1978. The hit song was also used in the Adam Sandler movie “Happy Gilmore” and in the film “Employee of the Month.” In the early 1980s Exile started to focus on country music. During their run on the country charts. They had ten No. 1 singles including “I Don’t Want...

The band Exile formed in 1963 and 60 years later they are still entertaining audiences with their hit songs.

Their most successful hit, “Kiss You All Over” spent four weeks at the top of Billboard’s pop chart in 1978. The hit song was also used in the Adam Sandler movie “Happy Gilmore” and in the film “Employee of the Month.”

In the early 1980s Exile started to focus on country music. During their run on the country charts. They had ten No. 1 singles including “I Don’t Want To Be A Memory” and “Give Me One More Chance.”

The 5 original Exile members re-formed in 2008 and continue to tour today. Current members of the band include J.P. Pennington, Les Taylor, Marlon Hargis, Steve Goetzman and our guest today, Sonny LeMaire.

They have 3 Gold Albums, 8 Million Records Sold and were inducted into The Kentucky Hall Of Fame in 2013 and Exile is believed to be the longest-running American self-contained band!

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