Honeyhoney

The band was formed in 2006 by musician Benjamin Jaffe and musician/model/actress Suzanne Santo. The two met at a costume party and signed a record deal a year later.{{cite news |last=Leahey |first=Andrew |url=http://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2008/12/band-of-the-week-honeyhoney.html |title=Band of the Week: honeyhoney |work=Paste |date=December 1, 2008 |accessdate=May 1, 2014 |archive-date=May 2, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140502013430/http://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2008/12/band-of-the-week-honeyhoney.html |url-status=dead }} They originally performed under the name Zanzibar Lewis and were under that name when they signed with the now-defunct Ironworks record label.{{cite web |url=http://www.thebluegrassspecial.com/archive/2009/march2009/honeyhoneymarch09.php |title=Opposites Attract, And honeyhoney Settles In For a Long Run |work=The Bluegrass Special |date=March 2009 |accessdate=August 2, 2016 |author=McGee, David}}

Their debut album, First Rodeo, was released by Ironworks on November 4. Ironworks co-owner Kiefer Sutherland directed and starred in the group's music video for their song "Little Toy Gun".{{cite news |last=Zouves |first=Natasha |url=http://www.nbclosangeles.com/the-scene/events/Honeyhoney-Makes-Sweet-Sexy-Music-99580479.html |title=Honeyhoney Makes Sweet, Sexy Music |work=KNBC |date=July 30, 2010 |accessdate=May 1, 2014}} Honeyhoney toured with Lifehouse, another Ironworks band, at the start of their career.{{cite web |url=http://mousertime.blogspot.com/2011/08/honeyhoney-interview-with-suzanne-santo.html |title=HoneyHoney Interview with Suzanne Santo and Ben Jaffe |website=Mousertime.blogspot.com |date=August 25, 2011 |accessdate=May 1, 2014}} The band released their second studio album, Billy Jack, on Oct 24, 2011 under their own honeyhoney Records/Lost Highway label.{{cite web |url=http://theboot.com/honeyhoney-billy-jack-new-album/ |title=honeyhoney to Release 'Billy Jack' Album With Lost Highway |work=The Boot |date=August 23, 2011 |accessdate=August 2, 2016 |author=Galperinia, Marina}}

Their third album, 3, was produced by Dave Cobb and released June 9, 2015.{{cite news |url=http://www.glidemagazine.com/137163/honeyhoney-iii-album-review/ |title=HoneyHoney - 3 (Album Review) |first=Jeff |last=Strowe |work=Glide Magazine |date=June 9, 2015 |accessdate=July 16, 2015}} The website American Songwriter reviewed it writing, "with a singer-songwriter that exudes the magnetic passion and swaggering star power of Santo, this is a group whose time has come."{{cite news |url=http://www.americansongwriter.com/2015/06/honeyhoney-iii/ |title=HoneyHoney: 3 |first=Hal |last=Horowitz |work=American Songwriter |date=June 9, 2015 |accessdate=July 16, 2015}}

The duo parted with Rounder and disbanded in 2017.{{Cite web |date=2018-05-11 |title=Benjamin Jaffe Dives Into ‘Oh, Wild Ocean of Love’ While HoneyHoney Take Deep Breath, PopMatters |url=https://www.popmatters.com/benjamin-jaffe-honeyhoney-2567493784.html |access-date=2023-09-20 |website=PopMatters |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Carroll |first=Felix |date=2022-03-04 |title=On a break from a world tour, Benjamin Jaffe will join old friends at The Egremont Barn |url=https://www.berkshireeagle.com/arts_and_culture/berkshirelandscapes/benjamin-jaffe-kasey-musgraves-tour-egremont-barn/article_81ae6c6c-9aff-11ec-85eb-4b9287601a6b.html |access-date=2023-09-20 |website=The Berkshire Eagle |language=en}}

Paste Magazine describes honeyhoney's style as "display[ing] the common pop thread between alt.country, spaghetti western soundtracks and swampy blues."

Glide Magazine stated that "honeyhoney deftly mixes elements of folk, soul, country, pop, and rock."{{cite news |url=http://www.glidemagazine.com/13394/honey-honey/ |title=Honey Honey: First Rodeo |first=Jeremy |last=Lukens |work=Glide Magazine |date=February 19, 2009 |accessdate=May 1, 2014}}

In April 2014, the band traveled to Williamstown, Massachusetts, where Jaffe was raised, to perform a concert on behalf of local music programs. The band is planning a similar concert for schools in Santo's hometown of Cleveland, Ohio.{{cite web |url=http://www.iberkshires.com/story/46183/Mount-Greylock-Alum-Jaffe-Returns-to-Perform-Benefit-Concert.html?source=most_read |title=Mount Greylock Alum Jaffe Returns to Perform Benefit Concert |first=Rebecca |last=Dravis |website=iberkshires.com |date=April 8, 2014 |accessdate=May 1, 2014}}

• "On the Shelf" from the album Fool's Gold by Big B{{cite web |url=http://www.allmusic.com/song/on-the-shelf-mt0047489155 |title=On the Shelf - Big B |website=AllMusic |department=Song Info |accessdate=August 2, 2016}}
• "The Game" by Oleg Tumanov
• "Take Me Away" from the album Starting Ground by Josh Blackburn

• Their song "Lullaby" was featured in an anti-smoking ad that featured the grim reaper disguised as an attractive woman who gave out free cigarettes{{cite web |url=http://sites.psu.edu/floresrcl2012/tag/anti-smoking-ad/ |title=Anti-Smoking Ad: Week 4 |first=Francis |last=Flores |work=Stumbling on Through |publisher=Sites at Penn State |date=October 4, 2012 |accessdate=July 16, 2015}}
• Their song "Little Toy Gun" was featured in a promo for the Showtime network{{cite web |url=http://honeyhoneyband.buzznet.com/user/video/5143821/honeyhoney-on-showtime/ |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140821182739/http://honeyhoneyband.buzznet.com/user/video/5143821/honeyhoney-on-showtime/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=August 21, 2014 |title=Honeyhoney on Showtime! |website=Honeyhoneyband.buzznet.com |publisher=Buzznet |date=February 17, 2010 |accessdate=July 16, 2015}}
• Their song "LA River" was used in the series finale of the series Brothers & Sisters{{cite web |url=http://www.tunefind.com/show/brothers-and-sisters/season-5/7630#songs |title=Brothers and Sisters Soundtrack S5 E22 |website=TuneFind |date=May 8, 2011 |accessdate=July 16, 2015}}
• The band performed the opening theme for the first season of the television series The Guest Book, appear at the end of every episode to perform a song live at a "venue" in the series, and make a few brief appearances in other scenes.{{cite web |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/02/arts/television/the-guest-book-tbs-tv-review.html |title=Review: Rental Wackiness, Detailed in TBS's 'The Guest Book' |author=Genzlinger, Neil |work=The New York Times |date=August 2, 2017 |accessdate=August 4, 2017}}

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