![]() ![]() Back in 2010, he started Jesse James Spirits, which manufactures American Outlaw Bourbon Whiskey and other distilled spirits. While touring may have been limited, Dupree had no trouble keeping busy during the pandemic. We feel very fortunate to celebrate that.” They crawled all over everything, touched everything, and the town was fine. “I have all the respect in the world for the virus, but we celebrate the fact that 600,000 people came to this town of 5,000, and this town was fine. “Even in the pandemic, we had 600,000 here,” Dupree said during a telephone interview from South Dakota. Dupree is a business partner with Michael Ballard in the Full Throttle Saloon and was part of the TruTV / Destination America reality series filmed there for six seasons. Even then, Jackyl didn’t go more than about three months without playing show, and the band played South Dakota’s Sturgis Motorcycle Rally last summer. The band has been road warriors every since, maintaining a heavy touring schedule - until 2020, when the COVID-19 pandemic closed most venue nationwide. Jackyl - original members Dupree, lead vocals, guitar and chain saw Jeff Worley, guitar and backing vocals and Chris Worley, drums with bass player Roman Glick, formerly of Brother Cane - sold a million copies of that self-titled debut album with the help of rock radio favorites like “Down on Me,” “When Will It Rain,” “I Stand Alone” and “The Lumberjack.” The followup, “Push Comes to Shove,” was certified gold. ![]()
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