Biographic - Sunday March 29, 2009 Comic Strip Licensing and Permissions

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The Followill brothers-Ivan Nathan (born June 26, 1979) Anthony Caleb (Born January 14, 1982) and Michael Jared (born November 20, 1986)- spent their early years traveling the deep south with their Pentecostal preacher father, as he spread the gospel at churches and tent revivals. The two eldest brothers moved to Nashville to pursue their musical ambitions, which is where they teamed up with veteran songwriter and producer Angelo Petraglia. Joined by their younger brother, they formed the Kings of Leon, recruiting their guitarist cousin, Cameron Matthew Followill (born September 10, 1984). All four are now known by their middle names. With Petraglia involved in production and writing duties, the band's 2003 debut album, "Youth and Young Manhood" was embraced by Europe, where they toured with the likes of U2 and The Strokes. Subsequent releases saw the group's popularity skyrocket in Europe and Australia. America was slower to catch on, but following support slots with U2, and Bob Dylan, the band's fourth album, 2008's "Only By The Night" not only entered the british charts at No. 1, it climbed to the top of the Billboard hot modern rock chart. It is now the U.K. best-selling digital album of all time "Sex on Fire" the album's international smash-hit single, earned the band a grammy award, paving the way for an upcoming arena tour and a string of festival headline slots.

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