Luscious Jackson

This article is about the band. For the basketball player, see Lucious Jackson.
Luscious Jackson
The band performing onstage
Luscious Jackson in 2014
Background information
OriginManhattan, New York, U.S.
Genres
Years active1991–2000, 2011–2017
LabelsGrand Royal, Capitol
Members
Past membersVivian Trimble
Websitelusciousjackson.us

Luscious Jackson is an alternative rock/rap-rock group formed in 1991.[2] The band's name is a reference to former American basketball player Lucious Jackson.[3]

The original band consisted of Jill Cunniff (lead vocals, bass), Gabby Glaser (vocals, guitar), and Vivian Trimble (keyboards, vocals). Drummer Kate Schellenbach joined the band midway through the recording of their 1992 debut EP In Search of Manny.[2]

Between 1993 and 2000, the band released one EP, three full-length LPs, and ten singles on the Beastie Boys' Grand Royal label. Their biggest hit—and only Billboard Hot 100 entry—was "Naked Eye". Other singles include "Here", "Daughters of the Kaos", "Citysong", "Under Your Skin" and "Ladyfingers".

Keyboardist Vivian Trimble left the group in 1998,[4] and in 2000 the group announced their breakup, after releasing one album as a trio. February 2007 saw the release of the group's Greatest Hits.

In 2011, the three remaining members announced that they had reunited and were planning to make new music.[5] The band released two new albums, including a children's album, in November 2013.

  1. ^ Jones, Abby (April 7, 2023). "Vivian Trimble, Keyboardist of '90s Rap-Rock Icons Luscious Jackson, Dead at 59". Yahoo!. Retrieved 2023-05-03.
  2. ^ a b Colin Larkin, ed. (2000). The Virgin Encyclopedia of Nineties Music (First ed.). Virgin Books. p. 241. ISBN 0-7535-0427-8.
  3. ^ Kantowski, Ron (November 19, 2008). "Rembering (sic) Lucious Jackson, the pride of Pan-American". Las Vegas Sun. Retrieved February 2, 2022.
  4. ^ "Vivian Trimble Quits Luscious Jackson". MTV. Viacom International Inc. April 6, 1998. Archived from the original on May 23, 2016. Retrieved February 2, 2022.
  5. ^ "Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved 2013-07-25.