Taylor Hawkins and the Coattail Riders
Taylor Hawkins & The Coattail Riders | |
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| Origin | United States |
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| Years active | 2004–present |
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| Website | taylorhawkins |
| Members | Taylor Hawkins Chris Chaney Brent Woods John Lousteau |
| Past members | Gannin Arnold Nate Wood |
Taylor Hawkins & The Coattail Riders is an American rock band founded by Taylor Hawkins, drummer for Foo Fighters. Hawkins is the drummer and vocalist for the trio. Other band members have included Chris Chaney on bass, Gannin Arnold on guitar and support vocals, and Nate Wood on guitar and support vocals.[3] Chaney and Hawkins had previously been in Alanis Morissette's tour band Sexual Chocolate.
History[]
The project was launched when Hawkins started recording a few songs at a home studio owned by a friend, Drew Hester. This ended up spawning a band, with Taylor Hawkins on vocals.[4]
Debut album[]
On 21 March 2006, the band released their debut self-titled album Taylor Hawkins & The Coattail Riders. It featured 11 songs which were recorded by the band during 2004, before Foo Fighters started recording In Your Honor. Their first official video was of the first song off the album, titled "Louise."
Red Light Fever[]
In an interview with 'The Rock Radio' website regarding the next album, Taylor Hawkins stated that recording and production had been completed, but they had yet to decide on a title or a release date.[5]
In February 2010, the album was announced: titled Red Light Fever, it was to be released on April 19. The album features guest musicians Brian May and Roger Taylor of Queen, Dave Grohl of Foo Fighters, and Elliot Easton of The Cars. It was recorded at the Foo Fighters' Studio 606 in California.[6]
Get the Money[]
On 8 November 2019, the band released their third album, Get the Money. The first single, "Crossed the Line," was released on 15 October 2019, and features Foo Fighters bandmate Dave Grohl and Yes frontman Jon Davison.[7] The video for the single "I Really Blew It" features Grohl and Perry Farrell.[8]
Discography[]
- Taylor Hawkins & The Coattail Riders (2006)
- Red Light Fever (2010)
- Get the Money (2019)
References[]
- ^ Thomas Erlewine, Stephen. "Taylor Hawkins & the Coattail Riders". Allmusic. Retrieved 19 July 2011.
- ^ Thomas Erlewine, Stephen. "Taylor Hawkins & the Coattail Riders - Red Light Fever". Allmusic. Retrieved 19 July 2011.
- ^ Hawkins, Taylor. "How The Coattail Riders Came To Be". Archived from the original on 27 May 2008. Retrieved 7 July 2008.
- ^ Montgomery, James. "Foo Fighters Drummer Taylor Hawkins Gets Raw On Solo LP". Retrieved 7 July 2008.
- ^ Radio Website, The Rock. "Next Foo Fighters album "a twinkle" in Dave Grohl's eye". Archived from the original on October 2, 2009. Retrieved October 4, 2009.
- ^ "Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins announces all-star album | News". Nme.Com. 18 February 2010. Retrieved 18 October 2011.
- ^ "Foo Fighters' Taylor Hawkins Taps Dave Grohl, Duff McKagan for New Album". 15 October 2019.
- ^ "Taylor Hawkins Taps Dave Grohl, Perry Farrell for Bizarre 'I Really Blew It' Video". 8 November 2019.
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