Jesse James Dupree
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Jesse James Dupree is an American musician, television personality, and businessman. Dupree is the lead singer, guitarist, and primary songwriter in the rock band Jackyl, founded in 1991. As a solo performer, he released albums in 2000 and 2008 under the names of “Jesse James Dupree” and “Jesse James Dupree & Dixie Inc.”, respectively.
Jesse James Dupree is the lead singer and guitarist of the American Southern Rock band Jackyl from Kennesaw, Georgia. Formed in 1991, the band signed a recording contract with Geffen Records. In 1992, a self-titled debut album was released and went platinum; the band still tours heavily on the festival circuit, in music venues, and on TruTV’s reality television series Full Throttle Saloon.
Dupree’s most famous routine involves using a chainsaw as a musical instrument during the song “The Lumberjack” and “The Star Spangled Banner”. His collection of customized instruments include an electric guitar with a chainsaw attached and an large customized chainsaw powered by a Dodge Hemi, engine.
In 2007, Dupree founded Mighty Loud Entertainment, a record label and artist management and marketing company.
With business partner, Michael Ballard, Dupree brought the Full Throttle Saloon television series [1] to the airwaves on TruTV in 2009. After five successful seasons with TruTV, the series was picked up by Reelz Channel; season premiere on October 3, 2014. Ballard and his wife, Angie, appear in each episode along with Dupree.
