Michael Jeffers makes his stage debut at Johnson City Freedom Hall. He was eleven years old.
At 13 Jeffers is joined by brother Chad in the recording studio as they record "Tomorrow Today" as part of Doc Jeffers and the Wiz Kids.
Two years later Jeffers would join friend Matt Mahaffey in the band Raney Nickel.
After cutting his teeth with the Good Humor Band in Richmond, Va, Mike McAdam moves to Nashville in 1985 to become an original member of Steve Earle's Dukes.
After deciding at thirteen he wanted to be a musician, Michael Reynolds moves to Nashville after High School graduation.
While still in High School, Michael Jeffers and Raney Nickel bandmate Matt Mahaffey would join friend Brian Carter in the band 1492. The band would stay together until 1994.
Mike McAdam records "Exit O" with Steve Earle and the Dukes.
As the 80's come to a close, McAdam finds himself in the touring band of Foster and Lloyd.
1990's
1991
Michael Jeffers moves to Nashville to attend college in Murfreesboro at Middle Tennessee State
University.
1992
After Foster and Lloyd split, Mike McAdam joins Radney Foster's band. He will tour and record with Foster for the next three years.
1993
Michael Reynolds has worked a number of jobs since moving to Nashville. In 1993 he is working for an attorney on Music Row and still trying to land a recording contract.
1994
After the breakup of 1492, Michael Jeffers joins The Habaneros.
1995
Michael Reynolds meets Chad Jeffers in Nashville and the two begin to play writer's nights together.
1995
Mike McAdam opens Silvertone Studio in Nashville.
March 26, 1996
Nashville singer/songwriter Daniel Tashian releases his album "Sweetie" with Michael Reynolds on background vocals.
October 28, 1997
The Habaneros with Michael Jeffers on bass release their only album "Indego."
1998
After playing together for three years, Michael Jeffers is added to the Reynolds and Jeffers duo as the group’s bass player.
1998
With an electric bass in the group, it only made sense to add a drummer. Rick Schell was added to round out the band that still had no name.
1998
Michael Reynolds gets a call from Kim Weber who has booked them at the Sutler Saloon. Wanting to run the band in a newspaper advertisement she needs a name. Reynolds has just finished watching "The Simpsons" where Homer quits his position at the nuclear plant to take his dream job as a Pinmonkey. He says Pinmonkey and the name sticks.
1999
The band has become a hit on the club scene in Nashville. They make their first of several appearances on Billy Block's Western Beat.
2000
2000
Michael Jeffers is on the road in 2000. He is playing bass for Chris Knight.
2001
2001
Deciding they want to hear what they sound like, Pinmonkey starts to record themselves at Doc Jeffers' home studio. Doc is the father of Michael and Chad. The result would be the independent album "Speak No Evil."
June 16, 2001
Pinmonkey plays Fan Fair for the first time at Riverfront Park.
July 14, 2001
Pinmonkey performs at the Opry Plaza Party with Elizabeth Cook.
July 20, 2001
Robert K. Oermann coins the phrase "Pinmonkey Junkie" in his weekly DISClaimer column.
November 2, 2001
Pinmonkey makes their first appearance on the Grand Ole Opry.
December 2001
After talking with Capitol, Sony and MCA, Pinmonkey signs with RCA after performing for label president Joe Galante in his office.
2002
February 26, 2002
"Speak No Evil" is released.
February 27, 2002
A CD release party is held at 12th and Porter for "Speak No Evil."
April 1, 2002
Pinmonkey begins their first radio tour to support the single "Barbed Wire and Roses."
April 2, 2002
Pinmonkey meets Takamine Mike for the first time.
April 15, 2002
"Barbed Wire and Roses" is released to radio.
April 16, 2002
Pinmonkey's bus burns with most of their belongings in Charleston, SC. The show scheduled for later that night goes on as planned.
April 19, 2002
Pinmonkey joins Willie Nelson in Atlanta for two shows. They will play with Nelson several more times in 2002.
April 25, 2002
Pinmonkey plays the first of three days at MerleFest in Wilksboro, NC. They begin the weekend as unkowns but leave the festival as the most talked about performer of 2002.
June 1, 2002
Pinmonkey's performance on the Grand Ole Opry is broadcast live on CMT's Grand Ole Opry Live.
June 3, 2002
Pinmonkey makes their New York City debut at the Bottomline with Brad Paisley.
June 10, 2002
Pinmonkey enters the studio to put the finishing touches on "Pinmonkey."
June 15, 2002
Pinmonkey plays Fan Fair for the second year in a row with an afternoon performance at the Ryman.
July 4, 2002
Pinmonkey performs "Every Time It Rains" for the first time at a show in High Point, NC.
July 12, 2002
Pinmonkey's video for "Barbed Wire and Roses" is world premiered on CMT.
August 7, 2002
Pinmonkey makes their first appearance on CMT's Most Wanted Live.
August 22, 2002
Pinmonkey joins Alan Jackson for a week of shows.
August 24, 2002
Pinmonkey travels to Canada for the first time.
September 8, 2002
Pinmonkey is featured on the cover of Pollstar magazine.
September 19, 2002
Pinmonkey joins Brad Paisley in Phoenix for the opening night of the CMT Most Wanted Live tour. Pinmonkey will play several dates on the tour through November.
September 30, 2002
Pinmonkey makes their debut in Los Angeles, CA.
October 8, 2002
"Pinmonkey" is released.
October 9, 2002
Pinmonkey returns to CMT's Most Wanted Live.
October 28, 2002
"I Drove All Night" is released as Pinmonkey's second single.
October 2002
Mike McAdam releases his solo album "A Million Miles."
November 1, 2002
Pinmonkey is featured on the cover of Country Standard Time magazine.
December 5, 2002
CMT picks "Barbed Wire and Roses" as one of their top 50 videos of the year.
December 14, 2002
The 2004 tour ends in Virginia Beach, VA.
December 20, 2002
Billboard magazine picks "Barbed Wire and Roses" as one of the top 100 songs of 2002.
December 23, 2002
The Tennessean picks "Pinmonkey" as one of the top 12 albums of 2002. CMT ranks it the second best album of the year.
2003
January 5, 2003
The Dallas Morning News picks "Pinmonkey" as one of the top 10 albums of 2002. The News Herald picks Pinmonkey as their best new group and CMT picks them as one of country music's most likely to succeed.
January 9, 2003
The 2003 tour opens in Charlotte, NC.
January 11, 2003
Pinmonkey visits Clear Lake, IA and plays the Surf Ballroom which was the site of Buddy Holly's last concert
February 10, 2003
"Pinmonkey" is released in England.
February 18, 2003
Pinmonkey plays an artist showcase at Nashville's 12th and Porter during Country Radio Seminar.
March 4, 2003
Pinmonkey is nominated for the Academy of Country Music's best new group award.
March 22, 2003
Pinmonkey travels to London for their first trip to Europe. They will stay a week and play two shows in the UK.
April 24, 2003
Pinmonkey joins Vince Gill for a week's worth of shows in Florida.
May 21, 2003
Pinmonkey appears on the ACM Award Show in Las Vegas presenting the best new male artist award to Joe Nichols.
May 31, 2003
Pinmonkey performs "Again" for the first time at Cattle Annie's in Lynchburg, VA.
June 4, 2003
Pinmonkey holds their first fan event during Fan Fair as the band plays 12th and Porter.
June 7, 2003
Pinmonkey plays Riverfront Park during Fan Fair.
June 25, 2003
Pinmonkey joins Dwight Yoakam in Cilo, MI for a series of shows through the end of the month.
July 4, 2003
Pinmonkey celebrates the fourth by playing shows in both KY and WV.
July 22, 2003
Pinmonkey leaves for their second trip to Europe.
July 25, 2003
Pinmonkey plays their first show in France.
July 26, 2003
Pinmonkey plays their first show in Poland.
August 19, 2003
The Waylon Jennings Tribute Album is released with Pinmonkey's version of "Are You Ready For The Country."
August 24, 2003
Pinmonkey plays the Philadelphia Folk Festival.
December 12, 2003
Pinmonkey plays the final show of the 2003 tour in Nashville at 12th and Porter. "Let's Kill Saturday Night" and "Whole Place Knows You're Gone" are played for the first time.
2004
January 19, 2004
The 2004 tour kicks off at a charity event in Orlando, FL at the Hard Rock Cafe.
February 11, 2004
The radio tour to support the new single "Let's Kill Saturday Night" begins in Denver, CO.
March 2, 2004
Pinmonkey holds another artist showcase during Country Radio Seminar, this year at Tootsie's.
March 22, 2004
The single "Let's Kill Saturday Night" is released.
April 28, 2004
Pinmonkey and BNA Records part ways.
May 14, 2004
After over three years as Pinmonkey's drummer, Rick Schell decides to leave the band to pursue other projects and plays his final show as Pinmonkey drummer on the Grand Ole Opry.
May 21, 2004
Pinmonkey plays their first show without Schell. Tam Clark of The Roosevelts sits in on drums at the Friday Night Opry.
June 4, 2004
After two weeks of rehearsals, Mike Crouch makes his debut as Pinmonkey's new drummer on the Grand Ole Opry. The guys will play three sets on the Opry over the next two days.
June 11, 2004
For the fourth year in a row, Pinmonkey plays CMA's annual Fan Fair. Not only do they play a set at Riverfront Park but this year they also take a turn in the exhibit hall in the CMA booth to sign autographs.
June 21, 2004
Pinmonkey enters the studio to begin work on their third album.
June 26, 2004
Pinmonkey premiers "That Train Don't Run" in Rockford, IL. This is the first song from the recording session earlier in the week to be played live.
July 27, 2004
Pinmonkey plays the Tuesday Night Opry. This marks the 25th time the band has been a guest on the Grand Ole Opry stage.
September 11, 2004
Pinmonkey premiers Dolly Parton's "Down" and Bruce Robison's "Wrapped" in Morganton, NC.
September 12, 2004
The next day in Dallas, PA, Pinmonkey premiers their third song of the weekend, "Mountain Song." This will be the last full show of the year.
December 5, 2004
Michael Reynolds makes his first appearance on Great American Country as the host of Positively GAC. He will appear again on December 19th.
December 24, 2004
Pinmonkey spends Christmas Eve on the Grand Ole Opry with Tam Clark sitting in on drums.
December 25, 2004
Pinmonkey ends the year with a Christmas performance on the Grand Ole Opry.
2005
January 7, 2005
The first appearance of the year takes place on the Friday Night Opry from The Ryman. Mike Crouch is back from vacation on drums.
January 8, 2005
The guys play a thank you show for the fans at The Sutler in Nashville. "Living Proof" and "Big Shiny Cars" are premiered.
March 15, 2005
Pinmonkey hits the stage again after a two month lay off with a performance on Billy Block's Western Beat.
April 16, 2005
Pinmonkey travels to Farmville, VA for a show at Longwood College.
June 7, 2005
Billy Block has the guys back on Western Beat. This will be Chad Jeffers last show with the band.
June 13, 2005
After much consideration, Chad decides to leave Pinmonkey to pursue other interests.
August 3, 2005
Pinmonkey gets a new official member as Mike Crouch joins the band as it's new drummer. Crouch has been playing with the band for over a year.
September 23, 2005
Michael Reynolds makes a rare solo appearance in Nashville at a benefit for the American Red Cross. He debuts several original songs that he has been working on while the band has been off the road.
October 4, 2005
Pinmonkey returns to the stage for Billy Block's Western Beat. Mike McAdam makes his debut on electic guitar with the band as they play a hot eleven song set. This marks a major turning point in the sound of the band as this becomes the first Pinmonkey show without a dobro.
October 31, 2005
Michael Reynolds releases an announcement on Pinmonkey.net that the band has signed a record deal with Back Porch Records. The new album which will be called "Big Shiny Cars" will be released in March 2006.
November 22, 2005
Back on the stage of Bill Block's Western Beat, Michael Reynolds annouces that Pinmonkey's first single in two years will be the Matraca Berg original "That Train Don't Run By Here No More." The record company has also committed to filming a video for the single.
December 15, 2005
Pinmonkey is joined by Mike McAdam and Michael Webb to film the video for "That Train Don't Run By Here No More" in Nashville.
2006
January 3, 2006
Pinmonkey kicks off 2006 by taking part in a benefit show at the Exit/In.
January 23, 2006
Pinmonkey plays the first night of a seven night stand in Key West, Florida at the Hog's Breath Saloon. The guys will use the week to work out the set list for the tour to promote "Big Shiny Cars."
February 2, 2006
CMT world premieres the video for "That Train Don't Run By Here No More" on the Top Twenty
Countdown.
February 14, 2006
"Falling All The Time" is played live for the first time on Billy Block's Western Beat.
February 28, 2006
Pinmonkey's release's their fourth single "That Train Don't Run By Here No More" to radio.
March 3, 2006
Pinmonkey kicks off the first of two shows in New London, NC with fan forum members to celebrate the release of their new album.
March 7, 2006
"Big Shiny Cars" is released as the band plays NYC for the second time.
April 7, 2006
The video for "That Train Don't Run By Here No More" peaks on the GAC chart at number 11.
May 17, 2006
Pinmonkey is featured on XM radio playing songs from their new album.
June 6, 2006
Pinmonkey kicks off the CMA Music Festival with Billy Block on Western Beat. Always a supporter of the band, Block has featured the guys many times over the years. This will be the last appearance for Pinmonkey on Block's popular Tuesday night show.
June 7, 2006
Pinmonkey takes part in the CMA Block Party playing a set in downtown Nashville.
June 10, 2006
A busy day for the band finds them on stage at the Ryman for an afternoon set as part of the Opry at the Ryman for the CMA Music Festival. They then travel to Riverfront Park to headline the Saturday concert there. This will be the final time the band plays in their hometown of Nashville.
August 8, 2006
Pinmonkey plays two sets at the Wisconsin State Fair. This will be the final show the band plays.
September 6, 2006
An announcement is made on Pinmonkey.net that the band is going on a hiatus so each member can pursue other interests. This marks the end of the band.
