The Remingtons
| Company type | Musical group |
|---|---|
| Industry | Music |
| Founded | 1991 |
| Founder | Jimmy Griffin, Richard Mainegra, Rick Yancey |
| Defunct | 1993 |
| Headquarters | United States |
| Products | Country music albums and singles |
Number of employees | 3 (original lineup) |
The Remingtons were a country music ensemble from the United States, established in 1991. The original lineup featured Jimmy Griffin, Richard Mainegra, and Rick Yancey, all serving as vocalists and guitar players. Griffin had previously been a member of the soft rock band Bread, while Mainegra and Yancey originated from the soft rock group Cymarron. In 1992, Yancey departed and was succeeded by Denny Henson. The trio produced two albums under the BNA Records label (then known as BNA Entertainment), generating five singles that charted on country music listings, including the top 10 hit "A Long Time Ago." The group dissolved in 1993, with members moving on to other endeavors.
Biography
Formed in 1991 by Jimmy Griffin, Richard Mainegra, and Rick Yancey (December 31, 1947 – September 10, 2021), The Remingtons brought together artists with roots in both soft rock and country genres. Griffin was a founding figure of Bread and had collaborated in 1990 with Black Tie, alongside country pop singer Billy Swan and ex-Eagles member Randy Meisner. Meanwhile, Mainegra and Yancey had been part of the soft rock outfit Cymarron.
As one of the inaugural acts signed to BNA Entertainment—a country label launched in 1991—The Remingtons released their first album, Blue Frontier. This record yielded three successive Top 40 hits on the Billboard country charts, including the No. 10 single "A Long Time Ago." In 1992, Denny Henson, formerly associated with Dan Fogelberg's touring band, replaced Yancey. Their sophomore album, Aim for the Heart (1993), featured compositions by Yancey and included a rendition of Bread’s "Everything I Own."
In 1993, The Remingtons received a nomination for the Academy of Country Music Award for New Vocal Duo or Group of the Year.
Following their split, Griffin and Yancey created GYG (Griffin, Yancey, Guilbeau) in 2001. They released one album and performed locally until Griffin was diagnosed with cancer; he passed away in 2005. Yancey died on September 10, 2021, in Nashville at age 73.
Albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Country | US Heat | CAN Country | ||
| Blue Frontier |
|
55 | 23 | 18 |
| Aim for the Heart |
|
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| "—" indicates albums that did not chart | ||||
Singles
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions |
Album | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Country | CAN Country | |||
| 1991 | "A Long Time Ago" | 10 | 18 | Blue Frontier |
| 1992 | "I Could Love You (With My Eyes Closed)" | 33 | 35 | |
| "Two-Timin' Me" | 18 | 34 | ||
| 1993 | "Nobody Loves You When You're Free" | 52 | 85 | Aim for the Heart |
| "Wall Around Her Heart" | 69 | 91 | ||
Music videos
| Year | Video | Director |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | "A Long Time Ago" | Gustavo Garzon |
| 1992 | "I Could Love You (With My Eyes Closed)" | Steve Boyle |
| 1993 | "Nobody Loves You When You're Free" | |
| "Wall Around Her Heart" |