Drive-By Truckers

Drive-By Truckers
Drive-By Truckers performing at The Gorge Amphitheatre, Washington, during the Sasquatch! Music Festival in 2010
Drive-By Truckers performing at The Gorge Amphitheatre, Washington, during the Sasquatch! Music Festival in 2010
Background information
OriginAthens, Georgia, U.S.
Genres
Years active1996–present
Labels
MembersPatterson Hood
Mike Cooley
Brad Morgan
Jay Gonzalez
Matt Patton
Past membersJason Isbell
Spooner Oldham
John Neff
Shonna Tucker
Earl Hicks
Rob Malone
Matt Lane
Adam Howell
Barry Sell
Websitedrivebytruckers.com

Drive-By Truckers are an American rock band based in Athens, Georgia. Two of five current members (Patterson Hood and Mike Cooley) are originally from The Shoals region of northern Alabama and met as roommates at the University of North Alabama.[1] The group also has roots in Richmond, Virginia.[2]

The band currently consists of Mike Cooley (lead vocals, guitar, banjo), Patterson Hood (lead vocals, guitar), Brad Morgan (drums), Jay Gonzalez (keys, guitar, accordion, backing vocals), and Matt Patton (bass guitar, backing vocals). The line-up has undergone multiple changes since the band's formation, with Cooley and Hood serving as the sole constants throughout.[3] The band's constant touring has developed a dedicated following.[4]

  1. ^ Hann, Michael (February 9, 2020). "Drive-By Truckers: 'We have redneck in us. No one tells us what to do'". The Guardian. Retrieved February 11, 2020.
  2. ^ Toth, James (February 6, 2019). "Heathens Still: Drive-By Truckers' Patterson Hood talks about looking back, looking forward and his band's Richmond roots". STYLE Weekly. pp. 17–18. ...one of the nation's top Southern rock bands. The Secret To A Happy Ending [DVD]. ATO Records
  3. ^ "DRIVE-BY TRUCKERS". Drivebytruckers.com. Retrieved September 30, 2016.
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