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About Collective Soul
Hometown
Stockbridge, GA, United States
Formed
1992
Genre
Rock
Collective Soul took their name from a line in Ayn Rand’s novel The Fountainhead.
∙ Founder Ed Roland, whose father is a Baptist minister, said that the Bible was the only book he read before he turned 18.
∙ The band’s second album—which they consider their debut—spent 76 weeks on the Billboard 200 chart, spawning three Mainstream Rock No. 1 hits and selling over three million copies.
∙ Roland cites Beatles producer George Martin, ELO’s Jeff Lynne, and longtime Elton John collaborator Paul Buckmaster as influences on his orchestrations.
∙ In 2001, Dolly Parton won the Best Female Country Vocal Performance Grammy Award for her cover of the band’s single “Shine.”
∙ Collective Soul collaborated with the Atlanta Symphony Youth Orchestra on the 2006 live album Home, which raised money for local music projects.
∙ In 2009, the band was inducted into the Georgia Music Hall of Fame.
Members of Collective Soul include, or have included, Ed Roland, Ross Childress, Joel Kosche, Will Turpin, Cheney Brannon, Shane Evans, and Ryan Hoyle.
Musical InfluencesCollective Soul's musical influences include Nirvana, Tesla, King's X and more.
Influenced by Collective SoulCollective Soul has influenced the music of 3 Doors Down, Shane Sowers, 12 Stones and more.
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