Richmond, Kentucky
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Richmond is a city in Madison County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 34,585 as of the 2020 census, making it the state's seventh-largest city. It is the principal city of the Richmond–Ber
Madison County courthouse, Richmond, with flags at half-staff in honor of Veterans Day (2007).
Exile (American band)
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Exile, formerly the Exiles, is an American band founded in Richmond, Kentucky, in 1963. The band consists of J.P. Pennington and Les Taylor, both of whom are guitarists and vocalists, along with Sonny
Richmond, Kentucky
…Fiddlin' Doc Roberts (April 26, 1897 – August 4, 1978), old-time bluegrass fiddler Jimmy Stokley (October 18, 1943 – August 13, 1985), lead singer, co-founder and member of the band Exile Samuel Hanson Stone, Kentucky politician, born near Richmond…
Exile in 2013 (L–R: Steve Goetzman, Les Taylor, Marlon Hargis, Sonny LeMaire, and J.P. Pennington)
Exile was a backing band for Caravan of Stars, a touring revue hosted by Dick Clark (pictured circa 1974).
The band's lineup after switching to country in the early 1980s, and again since 2008, has consisted of (from left to right) Sonny LeMaire, Les Taylor, Marlon Hargis, Steve Goetzman, and J.P. Pennington.
Elliot Scheiner produced the band's 1987 album Shelter from the Night.