My Favorite Highway was an American
pop rock
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band, originally formed in 2004 by cousins Dave Cook and Will Cook in the city of
Fairfax, Virginia
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Fairfax is pa ...
. While still unsigned the band recorded and released two EPs and one full-length album, selling over 100,000 digital singles independently before signing a major label record deal with
Virgin Records
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in 2008. In 2009, Virgin Records re-released the band's record, "How To Call A Bluff", with the addition of two new songs, "Go" and Dreamer". Their song, "Say So", received moderate radio airplay throughout the U.S. during 2009. Many of the band's songs have appeared on popular TV shows such as
MTV
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's ''
The Hills'',
''Laguna Beach'',
''The City'' and
The CW
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's
''Fly Girls'' and
''90210''. They played at
The Bamboozle in 2009 and 2010 and have toured with artists such as
The Cab,
Hellogoodbye
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,
Fun,
Forever The Sickest Kids
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,
The Rocket Summer
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He has released eight studio albums and several EPs. His fifth release, 2012's '' Lif ...
, and
Kelly Clarkson
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, among others.
My Favorite Highway disbanded in September 2010.
Members
*Dave Cook - Vocals, Guitar, Piano
*Will Cook - Bass
*Pat Jenkins - Guitar, Backup Vocals
*Bobby Morgenthaler - Drums
*Chris Loizou - Drums
*Andrew Goldstein - Guitar
*Brian Morgenthaler - Guitar
*
Ryan Seaman - Drums (touring only)
Discography
*''The Pre-Release'' (Independent - August 30, 2005)
*''Anywhere But Here'' (Independent - November 14, 2006)
*''How to Call a Bluff'' (Independent - July 13, 2008)
*''How to Call a Bluff'' (Virgin Records - May 5, 2009)
References
External links
My Favorite Highway Biography
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American pop rock music groups
Musical groups established in 2004
Musical groups disestablished in 2010
Musical groups from Virginia
Virgin Records artists