Taylor Hawkins & The Coattail Riders was an American rock band founded by

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, drummer for

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. Hawkins was the drummer and vocalist for the trio. Other band members have included

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on bass,

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on guitar and support vocals, and Nate Wood on guitar and support vocals. Chaney and Hawkins had previously played in

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's tour band, Sexual Chocolate. The Coattail Riders disbanded when Hawkins died on March 25, 2022.

History

The project was launched when Hawkins started recording a few songs at a home studio owned by a friend,

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. This ended up spawning a band, with Taylor Hawkins on vocals.

Debut album

On March 21, 2006, the band released their self-titled debut album. It featured eleven songs, which were recorded in 2004, before Foo Fighters started recording '' In Your Honor''. Their first official video was of the first song off the album, "Louise".

''Red Light Fever''

In an interview with The Rock Radio website regarding the next album in September 2009, Taylor Hawkins stated that recording and production had been completed, but that they had yet to decide on a title or release date. In February 2010, the album was announced. Titled ''Red Light Fever'', it was to be released on April 19. It features guest musicians Brian May and

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of Queen,

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of Foo Fighters, and Elliot Easton of The Cars. It was recorded at the Foo Fighters' Studio 606 in California.

''Get the Money''

On November 8, 2019, the band released their third album, ''

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''. The first single, "Crossed the Line", was released on October 15, 2019, and features Dave Grohl and

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frontman,

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. The video for the single "I Really Blew It" features Grohl and

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Taylor Hawkins' death

On March 25, 2022, Hawkins died in Bogota, Colombia, while on tour with Foo Fighters. On September 3, 2022, the Coattail Riders performed at the Taylor Hawkins Tribute Concert at Wembley Stadium. They were joined onstage by Justin Hawkins of

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as well as drummer

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Discography

* '' Taylor Hawkins & The Coattail Riders'' (2006) * '' Red Light Fever'' (2010) * ''

'' (2019)

References

External links

* 2004 establishments in California 2022 disestablishments in California American alternative rock groups American musical trios Musical groups established in 2004 Musical groups disestablished in 2022 {{US-rock-band-stub