Jolene was an alternative rock band based in North Carolina, often described as alt-country.
Jolene signed with the major label Sire Records eighteen months later.
The band expanded to a five-piece during this time, with the addition of multi-instrumentalist Rodney Lanier.
In 1998 Jolene supported Hootie & the Blowfish on their final UK tour, playing the last show on October 31, at the Shepherd's Bush Empire, London.
John Crooke and Dave Burris became involved with the LA-based band Lamps.