Taylor Hawkins
Alternative rock, Composer
1972 – 2022
Who was Taylor Hawkins?
Oliver Taylor Hawkins was an American musician, best known as the drummer of the rock band Foo Fighters. Prior to joining the band in 1997, he was the touring drummer for Alanis Morissette on her Jagged Little Pill and Can't Not tours, as well as the drummer in a progressive experimental band called Sylvia. His cousin, Kevin Harrell, introduced him to Dave Grohl after camping with him for several weeks in the Ozarks. Hawkins would eventually become the drummer for Grohl's band, Foo Fighters. He was voted "Best Rock Drummer" in 2005 by the UK drumming magazine Rhythm.
In 2004, Hawkins formed his own side project, Taylor Hawkins and the Coattail Riders, in which he played drums and sang.
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- Born
- Feb 17, 1972
Fort Worth - Also known as
- Oliver Taylor Hawkins
- Foo Fighters
- Tay
- Siblings
- Spouses
- Alison Hawkins
(2005 - 2022)
- Alison Hawkins
- Children
- Profession
- Lived in
- Fort Worth
- Died
- Mar 25, 2022
Bogota
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
Modified by johnl.00030
on April 04, 2024
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