Mark Olson & Gary Louris: Flood Ready

By: Dennis Cook Louris & Olson "The look on your face when you start to remember…" You'd be hard pressed to find two better songwriters than Mark Olson and Gary Louris. As the central force in The Jayhawks for a decade (1985-1995), the pair created heartfelt, jangling, shimmering American rock 'n' roll that's stood the test of time. There's something of the Everly Brothers and Gram & Emmylou to their intermingling, a life-toughened intimacy that succors weary listeners, giving sh...

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