Leisure McCorkle

about

Leisure McCorkle began in 1997 as a musical project of Lee McCorkle. Formerly in Local/regional outfits Misguided Youth and Funkenstein, McCorkle fine tuned his songwriting skills on the side. In college at Appalachian State University with the band Big Boy and UNC-Chapel HIll, McCorkle started to play under the name Leisure McCorkle and put together a full time band in the summer of 1997 with Grainger Gilbert (Granger), Justin Faircloth (The Houstons), and the two Mikes (of Jolene). In the winter of 1997 they recorded their debut record "Nappy Superstar." Superstar was heralded by critics from LA to the UK. Over the next several years McCorkle released three more cd's (American Ghetto Pop Machine (1999), Beautiful (2000), and 2002's "Jet Set Baby." Jet Set Baby (MoRisen) solidified McCorkle's three minute musical treasures to the national and international public. McCorkle has played over a thousand concerts in the ten years since the bands inception, playing with a whole host of other musical talents ranging from members of Cowboy Mouth to pop wonderkind Glenn Tilbrook of the band Squeeze all over North America and Europe. His songs were featured in MTV's first reality shows "The Real World" and "Road Rules" and he has toured supported numerous bands including SOUTHERN CULTURE ON THE SKIDS, BLUE DOGS, COWBOY MOUTH, CRACKER, ELLIOTT SMITH, MARYZ EYEZ, JOLENE, THE SPONGETONES, EDWIN MCCAIN, HOOTIE AND THE BLOWFISH, THE LONSOEM TRAVELERS, SNATCHES OF PINK, WATERSHED, DILLON FE

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Jet Set Baby

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5000 Light Years Beyond the Speed of Sound

American Ghetto Pop Machine

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International Pop Overthrow Vol. 20 - [Disc 1]

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International Pop Overthrow Vol. 20

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Lovers Leap Year 8 : If Love Was A Gun

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Lovers Leap Year 16 : Straight To You

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Beautiful

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Nappy Superstar

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International Pop Overthrow 20

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Charlotte Pop Fest

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Complex Radio: Charlotte-Area Music Compilation

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