Music like Exile

Exile, originally known as Jimmy Stokley and the Exiles and later The Exiles, is an American rock band founded in Richmond, Kentucky, by Jimmy Stokley, Billy Luxon, Paul Smith Jr, and Mack Davenport in 1963.

Mike Howard, Buzz Cornelison then aged 15, and J P Pennington then aged 14 were recruited shortly after by Stokley and Luxon, the latter two sought permission from their parents. Pennington replaced Paul Smith Jr. who was called into the army.

Their name was shortened to The Exiles after 8 October 1966 and again to Exile in 1973, consisting of guitarist Pennington, leader/lead singer Jimmy Stokley, Bernie Faulkner B3 sax acoustic guitar, Billy Luxon trumpet, keyboardist Buzz Cornelison, bassist Kenny Weir, and drummer Bobby Johns.