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'''Caroline's Spine''' was an alternative rock band based in ]. The band's extensive touring schedule in the mid 1990s landed them a record deal with ]. They have shared billings with such bands as ], ], and ] in 2001 . Their biggest hit, "Sullivan," is about the five ] who died in ] and is featured on the ] album, ''Monsoon''.

==Current members==
*] - vocals, guitar, bass, drums, primary songwriter

==Former Members==

Mark Haugh - Jimmy's college friend and guitarist originally from Tulsa, OK, joined in 1993

Jason Gilardi - from Los Angeles, CA, on drums, joined in 1994

Scott Jones - an old friend of Mark's from Tulsa, took up the bass in the spring of 1995

==History==
'''ANZA RECORDS (The Early Years)'''

Caroline's Spine was created by lead singer/primary songwriter ]. Under the direction of producer Dan Calderone and ANZA Records, Newquist performed virtually all of the instruments recorded for the Caroline's Spine self-titled debut album in ].

Jimmy teamed up with his college friend Mark Haugh, a guitarist originally from Tulsa, OK. After winning the 'Best Unsigned Band' in the ] ] sponsored 'Soundcheck' contest they sold all their furniture and went on the road with ] (from ]) on drums and Luis Moral on bass. The current group line-up was completed when Scott Jones, an old friend of Mark's from Tulsa, joined on as the bassist in the spring of ]. They went on to release three more albums with ANZA Records before signing a record contract with ].

'''HOLLYWOOD RECORDS (The National Record Contract)'''

Backed by ] the band released two national albums (] and ]) and made appearances on two motion picture soundtracks (] and ]). The band toured around the world opening for the likes of ] and ]. Even without national promotion or television exposure the band continued to make a name for themselves around the county. Word of mouth and a two hour or more show each night helped keep the band on the road for most of ] to ].

'''BEYOND HOLLYWOOD (Independent Again)'''

Eventually the band decided to part ways with ] in ]. The band quickly released ] later that year. The disc was a compilation of old songs from the ANZA Records releases as well as four new songs. This was helpful to the fans that could not afford the early albums which had become very expensive in the secondary markets such as ]. ] was a very busy year for the band. First, a ] was released which included live performances from their ] world tour. Later that year, "]" was released to commemorate a decade passing since Jimmy and Mark were in the college band together. The album featured early versions of four songs (Psycho, She's Coming Home, Why Don't We Get Along and I Will Be Alright) that would eventually appear on Caroline's Spine records. Finally, the band's eighth album, ], was also released in late ]. It packaged remixes of the four new tracks from ] with two songs previously unreleased in America and six new songs.

The next five years saw a handful of live concerts but the band was unofficially on hiatus. The band members took time to concentrate on family as well as other music projects. ] released his first solo record, "Ashley Ave." in ]. Later that year ] and Scott Jones released a self-titled album from their side project, New Science. The following year ] recorded acoustic versions of eight Caroline's Spine fan favorites and released them as a new disc entitled "On Tour". The third solo release from ] entitled "Bump" was released in ].

Taking advantage of online sales opportunities, the band released "The Collection" in ]. These consisted of dozens of live soundboard recordings from over the years as well as various demo recordings. A sort of greatest hits album was also released as "]". More live concerts and demos are set to be released in the near future according to ]

] saw the much awaited return of all four members with the release of their ninth album, ]. The album featured new songs with reworked versions of old song ideas from over the years. A short but extremely successful tour followed to promote the release. Almost all the shows were considered sold out as the fans returned after the five year hiatus.

==Lineup Change==
The official departure of band members ], Scott Jones and Mark Haugh was announced on the band's Myspace page on Wednesday, June 27th, 2007.

==Discography==

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===Compilations===
*Contributed the song ''Turned Blue'' to the soundtrack of the movie '']''.
*Contributed the song ''Varsity Blue'' to the soundtrack of the movie '']''.

===Singles===
*Sullivan - 1998 - peaked at #23 on Billboard’s Mainstream Rock chart as well as #14 on Radio And Records' Active Rock Chart. A music video was made blending live footage with scenes from the 1944 black and white movie "]".
*Wallflower - 1998 - no chart position available. No music video was made.
*Attention Please - 1999 - peaked at #30 on Billboard’s Mainstream Rock chart. No music video was made.
*Nothing To Prove - 2000 - peaked at #23 on Billboard’s Mainstream Rock chart well as #9 on Radio And Records' Active Rock Chart A music video was made but it was only shown in Europe.

===Other Info===
*The album ] which was released in 2000 after the band parted ways with ] was originally going to be called Beyond Hollywood. Cover art with this title was shown on the internet for a short time before the disc's release.
*The song "Drift Away" from the albums ] and ] was written for the ] soundtrack but it did not make the final tracklisting.
*The song "Lost" from the album Captured was written for the ] soundtrack but it did not make the final tracklisting.
*The song "End Up With You" was called "New Tits" and later "Sorry Now" before it was finally released on the album ].
*An early version of the song "True Star" from the album ] called "Elope" can be found on the 1998 Demos disc from "The Collection".
*An early version of the song "Inside Your Mind" from the album ] called "Rebound" can be found on the 1998 Demos disc from "The Collection".
*An early version of the song "Open Fire" from the album ] called "In Spite" can be found on the 1998 Demos disc from "The Collection".
*An early version of the song "Anxious" called "N Song" can be found on the 1998 Demos disc. It has also been called "Speed Racer".
*An early version of the song "Overlooked" from the album ] called "Grunt" can be found on the 1998 Demos disc from "The Collection".
*The songs "Psycho", "Why Don't We Get Along", "She's Coming Home", "I Will Be Alright", "On The Ground", "Cannot Be Captured" and "Last Goodbye" all were written for a band called The Grovers. This band included singer ] on bass, Mark Haugh on guitar, and Todd LeValley on drums. A 25 song compilation of these recordings is available as part of "The Collection".
*An acoustic version of the song "Sullivan" from the album ] aired on Tulsa's Z104.5 station and is included on the album "Tulsa Homegroan Vol. 1".
*"Instrument of Change" from the Captured album was originally called "Picture Show", and later re-named "Now That I Believe" before finally making it to disc.

===Cover Songs===
*The band performs "]" from ] on a regular basis. This is usually done as the first song in the encore. It has become an encore favorite at the Taste of Madison festival.
*The band often performs a medley of ] songs including "]", "She", "]", "Do You Love Me?" and "100,000 Years" during encores. The medley is about thirty minutes long.
*The band also performs a medley of ] songs. This is very rare.
*The band has also performed "]" by ].
*The band has also covered ]'s "]."
*The band occasionally performs "]" by ] as part of the encore.
*The band has performed "]" by ] as part of the encore.
*The band has performed "]" by ] at a couple shows as part of the encore.
*The band has performed "]" by ] at a couple shows as part of the encore.
*During the middle of "True Star" the band sometimes breaks into a portion of "]" by ].
*During the middle of "King For A Day" the band sometimes breaks into a portion of "High" by ].

===Other projects===

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| ] - Ashley Ave.
| 7th Kid Entertainment
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| ] - On Tour
| 7th Kid Entertainment
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| ]
| New Science - New Science
| (Independent)
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| ]
| ] - Bump
| 7th Kid Entertainment
|}

==External links==
*[http://www.carolinespine.com/ Caroline's Spine Official Site
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