Editing Pinmonkey (section)

==History==
Pinmonkey was founded by Michael Reynolds (lead vocals, acoustic guitar), Rick Schell (drums, vocals), Michael Jeffers (bass guitar, vocals), and Chad Jeffers ([[Dobro]], [[lap steel guitar]]), the latter two of whom are brothers.{{sfn|Whitburn|2017|page=282}} The Jeffers brothers are natives of [[Kingsport, Tennessee]], and had played in a band called the Habaneros, which was based out of [[Murfreesboro, Tennessee]], in the 1990s. Chad attended [[Belmont University]]; after graduating in 1994, he worked in the mail room of Starstruck Studios, a recording studio owned by [[Reba McEntire]], in addition to serving as a backing musician for [[the Wilkinsons]]. Rick Schell, a native of [[Homer, New York]], moved to [[Nashville, Tennessee]], in 1993. He had been hired by [[Steve Earle]] as a backing musician, which led to him also playing for [[Joy Lynn White]], [[Buddy Miller]], [[Chris Knight (singer)|Chris Knight]], and [[Elizabeth Cook]].<ref name="drives"/><ref name="boldly"/> Michael Reynolds grew up in [[Natural Bridge, Virginia]].<ref name="boldly"/> His father's side of the family had several musicians who played [[bluegrass music|bluegrass]], and Reynolds himself sang in church as a child. He moved to Nashville after graduating high school, wanting to pursue a country music career.<ref name="drives"/> After working his first job at a [[McDonald's]] restaurant, he befriended Chad Jeffers in 1995.<ref name="boldly">{{cite web | url=http://www.cmt.com/news/1458300/pinmonkey-step-boldly-toward-bluegrass/ | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211205151209/http://www.cmt.com/news/1458300/pinmonkey-step-boldly-toward-bluegrass/ | url-status=dead | archive-date=December 5, 2021 | title=Pinmonkey Step Boldly Toward Bluegrass | work=CMT | date=October 23, 2002 | accessdate=November 20, 2018 | author=Craig Shelburne}}</ref> Reynolds went on to work various jobs in Nashville, including a record store called Cat's, an attorney's office, and the mail room of [[Capitol Records]]'s Nashville branch.<ref name="boldly"/><ref name="drives"/> Reynolds initially performed at various Nashville venues as a solo artist, as a means of promoting his songwriting, through the suggestion of another Cat's employee. However, he felt uncomfortable performing by himself and thus had Chad perform with him. As they both wanted a bass player, Chad's brother Michael joined the two. Rick Schell heard about Reynolds's music through connections the two had at the attorney's office, and the other three hired him to contribute on drums and [[sopranist]] harmony.<ref name="allmusic"/><ref name="drives"/>