Marshall Dyllon
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Marshall Dyllon was an American
country music group formed in 2000, comprising vocalists Daniel Cahoon, Jesse Littleton, Michael Martin, Paul Martin, and Todd Michael Sansom. These five members were recruited by country music artist Kenny Rogers
and talent manager Lou Pearlman
, in an attempt to bring the boy band
sound to the country music scene.
Excluding Kenny Rogers himself, Marshall Dyllon was the first act to be signed to Dreamcatcher Records, an independent label which Rogers owned. The group's singular album, Enjoy the Ride
, was released that year. It accounted for the chart singles "Live It Up" and "You". The band released a third single, "She Ain't Gonna Cry", in 2001 before disbanding.
, the talent manager responsible for the Backstreet Boys
and 'N Sync
, teamed up with country music artist Kenny Rogers
to create the lineup of Marshall Dyllon as an attempt to bring the then-popular boy band
sound to the country music scene. Rogers and Lou found Paul Martin, Michael Martin (Paul's younger brother), Dan Cahoon, Todd Sansom, and Jesse Littleton. Paul Martin and Jesse Littleton had previously auditioned on the ABC
television series Making the Band
, where both were offered opportunities to become members of what eventually became O-Town, another boy band.
Eventually, the group decided on assuming the name Marshall Dyllon, an altered spelling of the character Marshal Matt Dillon
from the television series Gunsmoke
. All five members alternated as lead vocalists, while Sansom co-wrote several of the songs and handled the vocal arrangements. Marshall Dyllon opened for Rogers and several other prominent country music personalities. On December 5, 2000, Marshall Dyllon released their first album, entitled Enjoy the Ride
. The album included songs co-written by Phil Vassar
, who had written several country songs for other artists and was just beginning his own career as a successful country music artist. Overall, Enjoy the Ride produced two singles on the U.S. Billboard country singles charts. An additional single, "She Ain't Gonna Cry", which was previously recorded by its co-writer Joel Feeney
, was issued before Marshall Dyllon parted ways in 2001.
Since the disbanding, Littleton began recording as Gran Bel Fisher
for Hollywood Records
.
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country music group formed in 2000, comprising vocalists Daniel Cahoon, Jesse Littleton, Michael Martin, Paul Martin, and Todd Michael Sansom. These five members were recruited by country music artist Kenny Rogers
Kenny Rogers
Kenneth Donald "Kenny" Rogers is an American singer-songwriter, photographer, record producer, actor, and entrepreneur...
and talent manager Lou Pearlman
Lou Pearlman
Louis Jay "Lou" Pearlman is a former impresario of the successful 1990s boy bands such as The Backstreet Boys, *NSYNC, Take 5, O-Town and US5. In 2006, it was discovered that Pearlman had perpetrated one of the largest and longest-running Ponzi schemes in American history, leaving more than $300...
, in an attempt to bring the boy band
Boy band
A boy band is loosely defined as a popular music act consisting of only male singers. The members are expected to dance as well as sing, usually giving highly choreographed performances. More often than not, boy band members do not play musical instruments, either in recording sessions or on...
sound to the country music scene.
Excluding Kenny Rogers himself, Marshall Dyllon was the first act to be signed to Dreamcatcher Records, an independent label which Rogers owned. The group's singular album, Enjoy the Ride
Enjoy the Ride (Marshall Dyllon album)
Enjoy the Ride is the debut album by Marshall Dyllon, a short-lived American country music boy band. Their only studio album, it was released on Dreamcatcher Records, a label owned by Kenny Rogers...
, was released that year. It accounted for the chart singles "Live It Up" and "You". The band released a third single, "She Ain't Gonna Cry", in 2001 before disbanding.
Biography
Lou PearlmanLou Pearlman
Louis Jay "Lou" Pearlman is a former impresario of the successful 1990s boy bands such as The Backstreet Boys, *NSYNC, Take 5, O-Town and US5. In 2006, it was discovered that Pearlman had perpetrated one of the largest and longest-running Ponzi schemes in American history, leaving more than $300...
, the talent manager responsible for the Backstreet Boys
Backstreet Boys
The Backstreet Boys are an American vocal group, formed in Orlando, Florida in 1993. The band originally consisted of A. J. McLean, Howie Dorough, Brian Littrell, Nick Carter and Kevin Richardson. They rose to fame with their debut international album, Backstreet Boys...
and 'N Sync
'N Sync
N Sync was an American boy band formed in Orlando, Florida, in 1995 and launched in Germany by BMG Ariola Munich, *NSYNC consisted of JC Chasez, Justin Timberlake, Lance Bass, Joey Fatone and Chris Kirkpatrick...
, teamed up with country music artist Kenny Rogers
Kenny Rogers
Kenneth Donald "Kenny" Rogers is an American singer-songwriter, photographer, record producer, actor, and entrepreneur...
to create the lineup of Marshall Dyllon as an attempt to bring the then-popular boy band
Boy band
A boy band is loosely defined as a popular music act consisting of only male singers. The members are expected to dance as well as sing, usually giving highly choreographed performances. More often than not, boy band members do not play musical instruments, either in recording sessions or on...
sound to the country music scene. Rogers and Lou found Paul Martin, Michael Martin (Paul's younger brother), Dan Cahoon, Todd Sansom, and Jesse Littleton. Paul Martin and Jesse Littleton had previously auditioned on the ABC
American Broadcasting Company
The American Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network. Created in 1943 from the former NBC Blue radio network, ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Company and is part of Disney-ABC Television Group. Its first broadcast on television was in 1948...
television series Making the Band
Making the Band
Making the Band is an ABC/MTV reality television series that exists in separate iterations, each iteration focusing on a specific music act. It spawned musical acts O-Town, Da Band, Danity Kane, Day26, and Donnie Klang...
, where both were offered opportunities to become members of what eventually became O-Town, another boy band.
Eventually, the group decided on assuming the name Marshall Dyllon, an altered spelling of the character Marshal Matt Dillon
Marshal Matt Dillon
Marshal Matt Dillon is a fictional character featured on both the radio and television versions of Gunsmoke. He serves as the U.S. Marshal of Dodge City, Kansas who works to preserve law and order in the western frontier of the 1870s. The character was created by writer John Meston, who...
from the television series Gunsmoke
Gunsmoke
Gunsmoke is an American radio and television Western drama series created by director Norman MacDonnell and writer John Meston. The stories take place in and around Dodge City, Kansas, during the settlement of the American West....
. All five members alternated as lead vocalists, while Sansom co-wrote several of the songs and handled the vocal arrangements. Marshall Dyllon opened for Rogers and several other prominent country music personalities. On December 5, 2000, Marshall Dyllon released their first album, entitled Enjoy the Ride
Enjoy the Ride (Marshall Dyllon album)
Enjoy the Ride is the debut album by Marshall Dyllon, a short-lived American country music boy band. Their only studio album, it was released on Dreamcatcher Records, a label owned by Kenny Rogers...
. The album included songs co-written by Phil Vassar
Phil Vassar
Phil Vassar is an American country music artist. Vassar made his debut on the country music scene in the late 1990s, co-writing singles for several country artists, including Tim McGraw , Jo Dee Messina , Collin Raye , and Alan Jackson Phil Vassar (born May 28, 1964 in Lynchburg, Virginia) is an...
, who had written several country songs for other artists and was just beginning his own career as a successful country music artist. Overall, Enjoy the Ride produced two singles on the U.S. Billboard country singles charts. An additional single, "She Ain't Gonna Cry", which was previously recorded by its co-writer Joel Feeney
Joel Feeney
Joel Feeney is a Canadian country music singer, songwriter and record producer. In his performing career, he is most notable for his 1995 Number 1 hit "What Kind of Man". He is also notable for co-writing LeAnn Rimes' 2005 hit "Nothin' 'Bout Love Makes Sense", which reached Number 1 in Canada...
, was issued before Marshall Dyllon parted ways in 2001.
Since the disbanding, Littleton began recording as Gran Bel Fisher
Gran Bel Fisher
Gran Bel Fisher is an American singer-songwriter from Sabina, Ohio. He was previously in the country music boy band Marshall Dyllon. His debut release titled Full Moon Cigarette was released on July 18, 2006...
for Hollywood Records
Hollywood Records
Hollywood Records is an American record label owned by Disney Music Group, a subsidiary of the Walt Disney Company.-History:Hollywood Records was founded in 1989 by then-Disney CEO Michael Eisner with the idea of expanding the music operations of the company and to develop and promote...
.
Albums
| Title | Album details |
|---|---|
| Enjoy the Ride Enjoy the Ride (Marshall Dyllon album) Enjoy the Ride is the debut album by Marshall Dyllon, a short-lived American country music boy band. Their only studio album, it was released on Dreamcatcher Records, a label owned by Kenny Rogers... |
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Singles
| Year | Single | Peak positions | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| US Country Hot Country Songs Hot Country Songs is a chart published weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States.This 60-position chart lists the most popular country music songs, calculated weekly mostly by airplay and occasionally commercial sales... |
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| 2001 | "Live It Up" | 37 | Enjoy the Ride |
| "You" | 47 | ||
| "She Ain't Gonna Cry" | 44 | single only |
Music videos
| Year | Video |
|---|---|
| 2000 | "Live It Up" |
| 2001 | "You" |