Taylor Hawkins & The Coattail Riders was an American rock band founded by
Taylor Hawkins, drummer for
Foo Fighters
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. Hawkins was the drummer and vocalist for the trio. Other band members have included
Chris Chaney on bass,
Gannin Arnold on guitar and backing vocals, and
Nate Wood on guitar and backing vocals. Chaney and Hawkins had previously played in
Alanis Morissette
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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,
Drew Hester. 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
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and
Roger Taylor of
Queen
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,
Dave Grohl
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of Foo Fighters, and
Elliot Easton of
the Cars
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. It was recorded at the Foo Fighters' Studio 606 in California.
''Get the Money''
On November 8, 2019, the band released their third album, ''
Get the Money''. The first single, "Crossed the Line", was released on October 15, 2019, and features Dave Grohl and
Yes frontman,
Jon Davison. The video for the single "I Really Blew It" features Grohl and
Perry Farrell.
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
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. They were joined onstage by
Justin Hawkins of
the Darkness as well as future Foo Fighters drummer
Josh Freese.
Discography
Studio albums
References
External links
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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
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