Marshall Dyllon was an American

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group formed in 2000, comprising vocalists Daniel Cahoon, Jesse Littleton, Michael Martin, Paul Martin, and Todd Michael Sansom. These five members were recruited by country music artist

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and talent manager

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, in an attempt to bring the

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sound to the country music scene. Excluding Kenny Rogers himself, Marshall Dyllon was the first act to be signed to Dreamcatcher Records, an independent label which Rogers owned. The group's singular album, '' Enjoy the Ride'', was released that year. It accounted for the chart singles "Live It Up" and "You". The band released a third single, "

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", in 2001 before disbanding.

Biography

, the talent manager responsible for the

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and 'N Sync, teamed up with country music artist

to create the lineup of Marshall Dyllon as an attempt to bring the then-popular

sound to the country music scene. Rogers and Lou found Paul Martin, Michael Martin (Paul's younger brother), Dan Cahoon, Todd Sansom, and Jesse Littleton. Paul Martin and Jesse Littleton had previously auditioned on the ABC television series '' Making the Band'', where both were offered opportunities to become members of what eventually became O-Town, another boy band. Eventually, the group decided to assume the name Marshall Dyllon, an altered spelling of the character Marshal Matt Dillon from the television series ''

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''. All five members alternated as lead vocalists, while Sansom co-wrote several of the songs and handled the vocal arrangements. Marshall Dyllon opened for Rogers and several other prominent country music personalities. On December 5, 2000, Marshall Dyllon released their first album, entitled '' Enjoy the Ride''. The album included songs co-written by

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, who had written several country songs for other artists and was just beginning his career as a successful country music artist. Overall, ''Enjoy the Ride'' produced two singles on the U.S. ''Billboard'' country singles charts. An additional single, "

", which was previously recorded by its co-writer Joel Feeney, was issued before Marshall Dyllon was disbanded in 2001.

Discography

Albums

Singles

Music videos

References

External links

Todd Sansom official website
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