27 Facts About The Wallflowers

The Wallflowers is an American rock solo project of American singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Jakob Dylan.

The Wallflowers were originally a roots rock band formed in Los Angeles in 1989 by Dylan and guitarist Tobi Miller.

In 2012, the Wallflowers reunited to release their sixth studio album, Glad All Over.

The Wallflowers have won two Grammy Awards: Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal and Best Rock Song for "One Headlight" in 1998.

The Wallflowers met Dylan in 1990 in the Kibitz Room, a bar located in the back of Canter's; a Jewish deli located on Fairfax Avenue in Los Angeles.

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The Wallflowers had heard the Apples were looking for an organ player and after meeting and talking with Dylan in the Kibitz Room, the two headed for Dylan's car to listen to the band's demo tape.

Apples changed their name to the Wallflowers and began playing clubs around Los Angeles, specifically the Sunset Strip, such as the Whisky a Go Go, Gazzarri's and the Viper Room.

The Wallflowers continued to tour through the first half of 1993 but despite this sales of the album were slow.

The Wallflowers continued playing shows with replacement bass player Jimmie Snider until May 1993 when the band hired Greg Richling.

The Wallflowers continued to play club shows in Los Angeles through early 1994 when drummer Peter Yanowitz left the band to join his girlfriend Natalie Merchant's band.

Around the time of Yanowitz's departure the Wallflowers caught the attention of Jimmy Iovine and Tom Whalley of Interscope Records, who then signed the band to their label in 1994.

The Wallflowers began sending demo tapes to producers and one of the tapes landed in the hands of T Bone Burnett.

The Wallflowers continued to tour through the rest of 1996 and were featured as a musical guest on Saturday Night Live that November.

In January 1997, the Wallflowers were nominated for two Grammy awards, both for "6th Avenue Heartache".

Dylan was a presenter at the 1997 Grammy Awards though he and the Wallflowers did not win either of the awards they were nominated for.

In February 1997, the Wallflowers completed a tour opening for Sheryl Crow before beginning a string of their own headlining shows beginning at the end of February and running through May On February 24, the second single from Bringing Down the Horse, "One Headlight", was released.

At the 1998 Grammy Award ceremony on February 25, the Wallflowers walked away with two Grammy Awards; "One Headlight" won for Best Rock Song as well as Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal.

The Wallflowers had recorded a version of David Bowie's "Heroes" which was chosen as the lead single for the soundtrack.

The Wallflowers continued to tour throughout the U S through mid-December before heading to Japan in February 2001 for their first tour there.

The Wallflowers covered the Bee Gees' 1968 hit song "I Started a Joke" for the 2001 film, Zoolander.

In 2003, the Wallflowers were featured on the soundtrack for the film American Wedding.

In July 2004, the Wallflowers returned to the studio to record their fifth album, Rebel, Sweetheart.

In promotion of the album, the Wallflowers did concerts for the Oxygen Custom Concert Series and PBS Soundstage.

However, weeks before the Wallflowers began recording, Eltringham left the band to pursue other projects.

Jaffee has yet to say whether he has officially quit the Wallflowers but has continued to record and tour with the Foo Fighters.

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The Wallflowers have continued to play shows since 2013 with a new drummer, bass player, guitar player, and keyboardist filling in for Irons, Richling, Mathis, and Jaffee.

The Wallflowers was among hundreds of artists whose material was destroyed in the 2008 Universal fire, although later research showed the master tapes for Bringing Down the Horse were not actually destroyed in the fire.