Hanna–McEuen

Hanna–McEuen
Hanna–McEuen
Origin	Nashville, Tennessee, United States
Genres	Country
Years active	2005-2007
Labels	DreamWorks Nashville; MCA Nashville
Past members	Jaime Hanna; Jonathan McEuen

Hanna–McEuen was an American country music duo consisting of first cousins Jaime Hanna and Jonathan McEuen, both vocalists and guitarists.^[1] Their fathers, Jeff Hanna and John McEuen, co-founded the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band.^[2] In addition, Hanna was formerly an occasional supporting musician for the Mavericks.^[2]

Hanna–McEuen released its self-titled debut album on DreamWorks Records in 2005,^[2] although the album's singles were distributed and promoted by MCA Nashville. The album produced a Top 40 hit on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts in "Something Like a Broken Heart", followed by "Tell Me" at number 56 and "Ocean", which did not chart.

The duo also recorded a DVD-Audio/Video project titled "Tried and True" in 2007 for AIX Records, which featured a guest appearance by country guitarist Albert Lee.

After disbanding, Hanna joined Gary Allan's road band, in which he plays guitar. He also co-wrote Allan's 2008 single "She's So California".^[3] McEuen, meanwhile, has continued to record as a solo artist.^[4] Jaime Hanna joined the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band in 2018.^[5]

Discography

Albums

Title	Details	Peak positions
Title	Details	US Country
Hanna–McEuen	Release date: August 16, 2005 Label: DreamWorks Nashville Formats: CD, music download	42

Singles

Year	Single	Peak positions	Album
Year	Single	US Country	Album
2005	"Something Like a Broken Heart"	38	Hanna–McEuen
	"Ocean"^[6]	—
	"Tell Me"	56
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Music videos

Year	Video	Director
2005	"Something Like a Broken Heart"	Trey Fanjoy
2005	"Ocean"	The Malloys

References

^ Hanna-McEuen (Media notes). Hanna-McEuen. Nashville, Tennessee: DreamWorks Records Nashville. 2005. B0001399-02.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
^ ^a ^b ^c Ruhlmann, William. "Hanna-McEuen biography". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-02-13.
^ Shelburne, Craig (15 October 2007). "Tim McGraw Takes on Texas at Big State Festival". CMT. Archived from the original on February 19, 2008. Retrieved 22 June 2011.
^ "HWH Records". Retrieved 22 June 2011.
^ https://www.kmuw.org/music/2019-03-20/the-nitty-gritty-dirt-band-celebrates-new-members-new-notes ^{[bare URL]}
^ Morris, Edward (August 24, 2005). "Hanna-McEuen Boost Album With Heavy Touring". CMT. Archived from the original on January 2, 2018. Retrieved 1 January 2018.