Kevin Costner & Modern West

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Kevin Costner & Modern West
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Background information
Genres Country rock, country
Years active2007–present
Labels Universal South
Members Kevin Costner
John Coinman
Teddy Morgan
Blair Forward
Larry Cobb
Park Chisolm
Luke Bulla
Bobby Yang
Roddy Chong
Website Official Website

Kevin Costner & Modern West is an American country rock band founded and fronted by actor Kevin Costner. He began a worldwide tour with the band in October 2007, which included shows in Istanbul and Rome. It also performed at NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races at Daytona International Speedway and Lowe's Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina.

Contents

The band released its first country album, Untold Truths , on November 11, 2008, on Universal South Records. It peaked at No. 61 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart and No. 35 on the Top Heatseekers chart. Three singles ("Superman 14", "Long Hot Night" and "Backyard") have been released to radio, although none have charted. Videos were made for the songs "Superman 14", "Backyard" and "Hey Man What About You".

In 2009, Costner went on tour with the band and special guests The Alternate Routes. In August, at the Big Valley Jamboree in Camrose, Alberta, Costner and the band were scheduled next on stage when a severe thunderstorm struck, causing the stage and stands on the main stage to collapse. One person was reported dead and forty wounded. [1] Later, an auction was held to raise money for the two young sons of the woman killed. A dinner with Costner was auctioned for $41,000. Two guitars, one autographed by Costner, helped raise another $10,000 each. [2]

In February 2010, Kevin Costner & Modern West released their second album, Turn It On, only in Europe. To support the album the band toured Europe, with Turn It On reaching the album charts in Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Greece. The first single from the album, "Let Me Be the One", with special guest Sara Beck singing with Costner, was also made as a music video. A third album, From Where I Stand, was released in 2011 and included vocals from the German pop singer Nena. In April 2012, the band played a benefit gala for the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts in Miami, Florida.

Discography

Studio albums

TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positions
US Country
[3]
US US
Heat

[4]
US Indie AUT
[5]
GER
[6]
GRE
[7]
SWI
[8]
Untold Truths 6135
Turn It On 25283165
From Where I Stand
  • Release date: September 27, 2011
  • Label: Edel Music
3962
Famous for Killing Each Other: Music from and Inspired By Hatfields & McCoys
  • Release date: May 22, 2012
  • Label: Madison Gate Records
14731615
Tales from Yellowstone 2020
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released to that country

Singles

YearSingleAlbum
2008"Superman 14"Untold Truths
"Long Hot Night"
2009"Backyard"
"Hey Man What About You"
2010"Let Me Be the One" (featuring Sara Beck)Turn It On
2011"Let Go Tonight" (featuring Nena)From Where I Stand
2014"Alive in the City"
2017"Love Shine"

Music videos

YearVideoDirector
2008"Superman 14"Mark Gillard
"Backyard"Rory Karpf
2010"Turn It On"

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