The Great Divide

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The Great Divide
The Great Divide, 1995
Background information
Origin	Stillwater, Oklahoma, USA
Genres	Country
Years active	1992–2007
Labels	Campfire Atlantic Broken Bow
Former members
Mike McClure Scott Lester Kelley Green J. J. Lester Micah Aills

The Great Divide was a country music band of the Red Dirt genre.

Biography

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Hailing from Stillwater, Oklahoma, The Great Divide was a grass roots working band that attempted to meet the country music industry head on with its work ethic, tenacity, genuine likeability, and hard-hitting style. Over the past fifteen years The Great Divide steadily progressed the hill of the unforgiving music industry, proving not only their musical talents, but also their business savvy before disbanding in 2007.^{[citation needed]}

In 1993 the group formed their own record label, publishing company and operating company, and began recording. The band's first two albums, Goin' For Broke and Break In The Storm, were independent releases. Atlantic Records signed the group and re-released Break In The Storm as well as the band's third album, Revolutions. After TGD asked to be released from Atlantic they recorded Afterglow, which was picked up by Broken Bow Records. Once again the band asked to be released from a recording contract due to lack of effort and enthusiasm from the label office.^{[citation needed]} Remain, the band's fifth album, was released independently at the end of 2002.

The Great Divide's original front man and central songwriter, Mike McClure, left the band in early 2003. By late summer the band was back on the road with new lead singer and lead guitarist, Micah Aills.

The Great Divide was a tribute to the American dream as exhibited by the all four band members' undying belief in their music and their refusal to meet obstacles with defeat.^{[citation needed]}

As of 2007 the band decided to disband and is no longer together. They were never the same band after the departure of Mike McClure.^{[citation needed]} They also had a disagreement about playing the Cross Canadian Ragweed song "The Boys From Oklahoma."

Discography

Albums

Singles

External links

• The Great Divide at Allmusic