Facts:   - website: -lsb- http://garylourismusic.com/ official website -rsb-    - years active: 1985 -- present    - caption: gary louris may 30 , 2009    - origin: toledo , ohio , us    - label: rykodisc    - genre: folk , americana , alt-country      - birth date: 10 march 1955    - name: gary louris    - background: solo_singer    - image: the jayhawks 2009.05.30 003.jpg    - associated acts: the jayhawks golden smog mark olson   Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of gary louris .
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gary louris -lrb- born march 10 , 1955 in toledo , ohio -rrb- is a guitarist , singer , and songwriter of alternative country and pop music .he was a founding member of the minneapolis-based band the jayhawks , and their principal songwriter and vocalist after the departure of mark olson ; he is often credited with the band 's subsequent move from folk-country toward a more progressive , poppier sound .