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Kings of Leon

Caleb and Nathan of the Kings of Leon share their musical milestones with Matt Everitt in a programme first broadcast in 2014.

Caleb and Nathan of the Kings of Leon share their musical milestones with Matt Everitt in a programme first broadcast in 2014.

The Followill brothers graduated from being teenage longhairs bashing out Creedence covers in their Nashville family basement to global stars packing out arenas, enjoying number one albums and Grammy awards.

Brothers singer Caleb and drummer Nathan Followill talk about that journey, recalling how they emerged from their strict religious background (their father was a travelling preacher who banned them from listening to secular music) to form a band with their other brother and cousin. Their sometimes surprising influences range from from country and rock to Boys 2 Men and Kenny G's Christmas album.

They also look back on how they coped with their sudden rise to fame in the UK while still teenagers, their battle for recognition in their native US, their triumphant Glastonbury headlining performance, the impact (both positive and negative) of their huge worldwide hit Sex On Fire and the internal pressure that nearly split the band up in 2011, following their poorly-received Come Around Sundown album.

And, of course, they dig into their record boxes to choose amazing music by Ricky Skaggs, Tommy James & the Shondells, the Beach Boys, Tom Petty and the Allman Brothers.

1 hour

Last on

Fri 29 May 2020 01:00

Music Played

  • Kings of Leon

    RED MORNING LIGHT

    • YOUTH AND YOUNG MANHOOD.
    • HAND ME DOWN.
    • HMD-27.
  • Ricky Skaggs

    Memories Of Mother And Dad

    • Legacy: A Tribute To The First Generation Of Bluegrass.
    • Sugar Hill.
    • SHC-9202.
  • Tommy James & the Shondells

    CRIMSON AND CLOVER

    • Billboard Top Rock 'N' Roll Hits - 1969.
    • Rhino.
    • R2-70630.
  • Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers

    SOUTHERN ACCENTS

    • Southern Accents.
    • MCA 811896.
    • na.
  • The Beach Boys

    CALIFORNIA GIRLS

    • ENDLESS SUMMER.
    • MFP/EMI.
    • CDB-7 46467-2.
  • Creedence Clearwater Revival

    FORTUNATE SON

    • WILLY AND THE POOR BOYS.
    • FANTASY.
    • FCD-613 8397.
  • The Allman Brothers Band

    WHIPPING POST

    • A Decade of Hits 1969 - 1979.
    • Polydor.
    • 511-1562.
  • Kings of Leon

    MOLLY'S CHAMBERS

    • MOLLY'S CHAMBERS.
    • HANDMEDOWN.
    • HMD-29.
  • Kings of Leon

    CALIFORNIA WAITING

    • YOUTH AND YOUNG MANHOOD.
    • Handmedown Records.
    • HMD-27.
  • Kings of Leon

    Crawl

    • Crawl.
    • Sony BMG.
    • USRC-10800314.
  • Kings of Leon

    Sex on Fire

    • Only By The Night.
    • RCA Records.
    • n/a-n/a.
  • Miles Davis

    Someday My Prince Will Come

    • Someday My Prince Will Come.
    • Columbia.
    • CK-65919.
  • Daft Punk

    Voyager

    • Discovery.
    • Virgin.
  • The Go鈥怋etweens

    Was There Anything I Could Do?

    • Beggars Banquet.

Broadcasts

  • Sun 19 Oct 2014 13:00
  • Thu 25 Jan 2018 01:00
  • Fri 29 May 2020 01:00

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