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• MEMBERS: Joy Williams and John Paul White
• BIGGEST LP: Barton Hollow (2011)
• GRAMMY AWARDS: 4
  
  

• The Civil Wars consists of Joy Williams and John Paul White. Williams began her recording career following her Christian up-bringing with 3 Christian LPs (Joy Williams, By Surprise, and Genesis) that resulted in 11 Dove Award nominations. Williams also released a few non-Christian EPs. White was raised in Tennessee and recorded the LP The Long Goobye in 2008 prior to meeting Williams.Williams and White met at 'song writing camp' in Nashville, Tennessee and formed the Civil Wars in 2009. The Civil Wars released the EP Live At Eddie's Attick as a free download in 2009.

• November 15: : The Civil Wars released the EP Poison & Wine (available for download at iTunes and Amazon-mp3).

• February 1: The Civil Wars released their debut LP Barton Hollow (available for download at iTunes and Amazon-mp3).
• February 19: The Civil Wars topped the Billboard Top Digital Albums chart for 1 week with Barton Hollow.

• February 12: The Civil Wars won 2 Grammy Awards including Best Country Duo/Group Performance ("Barton Hollow") and Best Folk Album (Barton Hollow).

• March 3: The Civil Wars topped the Billboard Folk Albums chart for 1 week with Barton Hollow.
• March 19: The digital live collection iTunes Live: SXSW was released.
• March 20: The Civil Wars could be heard on the soundtrack for Hunger Games: Songs From District 12 And Beyond with "Safe & Sound" with Taylor Swift and "Kingdom Come."

• April 21: A live 'mini' LP Live At Amoeba was released.

• July 1: Williams gave birth to a baby boy.

• September 5: Barton Hollow was certified gold.

• October 30: The Civil Wars could be heard on the holiday compilation Holidays Rule on the track "I Heard The Bells On Christmas Day."

• November 6: The Civil Wars announced they were cancelling tour dates due to "internal discord and irreconcilable differences of ambition."

• January 13: The Civil Wars were nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song ("Safe & Sound" with Taylor Swift).

• February 10: The Civil Wars won a Grammy Award for Best Song Written for Visual Media (awarded to the songwriter) ("Safe & Sound" with Taylor Swift) and was also nominated for Best Country Duo/Group Performance ("Safe & Sound" with Taylor Swift).

• August 6: The Civil Wars released their next LP The Civil Wars (available for download at iTunes and Amazon.mp3 ).
  August 24: The Civil Wars topped the Billboard 200 LP chart, Digital Albums chart, Rock Albums chart, and Folk Albums chart with The Civil Wars. The LP sold over 116,000 copies its first week of release in the US.

• January 26: The Civil Wars won a Grammy Award for Best Country Duo/Group Performance ("From This Valley").
• August 5: The Civil Wars announced they had officially broken up.

iTunes Amazon.mp3	Poison & Wine (EP) Released: November 15, 2009 Tracks: "Poison & Wine" - "Go" - "Pressing Flowers" - "Tip Of My Tongue"
iTunes Amazon.mp3	Barton Hollow Released: February 1, 2011 US: Gold Billboard Top 200 LPs peak: # 10 Billboard #1: Digital Albums, Folk Albums Grammy Winner: Best Folk Album Tracks: "20 Years" - "I've Got This Friend" - "C'est La Mort" - "To Whom It May Concern" - "Poison & Wine" - "My Father's Father" - "Barton Hollow" - "The Violet Hour" - "Girl With The Red Balloon" - "Falling" - "Forget Me Not" - "Birds Of A Feather" (also available on vinyl)
iTunes	iTunes Live: SXSW Released: March 19, 2011 Live Tracks: "Tip Of My Tongue" - "From This Valley" - "Oh Henry" - "20 Years" - "Barton Hollow" - "Disarm" - "Poison & Wine"
	Live At Amoeba Released: April 21, 2012 Live Tracks: "Tip Of My Tongue" - "Forget Me Not" - "From This Valley" - "20 Years" - "I've Got This Friend" - "Billie Jean" - "Dance Me To The End Of Love"
iTunes Amazon.mp3	The Civil Wars Released: August 6, 2013 Billboard Top 200 LPs peak: # 1 Billboard #1: Digital Albums, Rock Albums, Folk Albums Grammy Nominee: Best Country Duo/Group Performance Tracks: "The One That Got Away" - "I Had Me A Girl" - "Same Old Same Old" - "Dust To Dust" - "Eavesdrop" - "Devil's Backbone" - "From This Valley" - "Tell Mama" - "Oh Henry" - "Disarm" - "Sacred Heart" - "D'Arline"