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Hanson is a pop/rock band formed in Tulsa, Oklahoma, in the 1990s by brothers Clarke Isaac Hanson (b. November 17, 1980), Jordan Taylor Hanson (b. March 14, 1983) and Zachary Walker Hanson (b. October 22, 1985).
As young children, the Hansons lived in Trinidad and Tobago, Ecuador and Venezuela due to their father's job. There, they grew up listening to Time/Life compilations of music from the 1950s and 1960s, along with the Latin American music that surrounded them, influencing their musical tastes.
The band, which was originally called "The Hanson Brothers", started out as three kids who sang a capella and recorded tapes with oldies like "Rockin' Robin", "Splish Splash" and "Johnny B. Goode", as well as a piece of their very own material. Their first performance as a professional group took place in 1992 at the Mayfest arts festival in Tulsa.
Later on, Isaac picked up a secondhand guitar, Zac borrowed an old set of drums and Taylor became the keyboard player of what turned into a garage band. Two independent albums later, they found themselves at the South By Southwest musical festival for unsigned music bands. There, they were promptly signed by manager Christopher Sabec, who took them to Mercury Records, where they became instant worldwide sensations with the release of their first major-label album, Middle of Nowhere.
Hanson Discography
Album
2005 Underneath [Bonus Tracks & DVD]
2005 Lost Without Each Other
2004 Underneath [Bonus Tracks]
2004 Underneath
2004 Underneath [CD & DVD]
2002 This Time Around [Bonus Tracks]
2000 This Time Around [Japan Bonus Tracks]
2000 This Time Around, Vol. 2
2000 This Time Around
1999 Star Profiles
1998 Middle of Nowhere [Japan]
1998 Interview Disc
1998 Live From Albertane
1998 Pop View Interview, Vol. 2
1998 Snowed In [Japan]
1997 Snowed In
1997 Middle of Nowhere
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