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The Lost Trailers is an American country music project of songwriter/producer, Stokes Nielson. Nielson's first record using the name The Lost Trailers was an album entitled "The Story of the New Age Cowboy" which was discovered by Willie Nelson in the spring of 2000. Nelson was so impressed with the album that he invited Nielson and his then-unformed group, The Lost Trailers, to perform at his legendary 4th of July Picnic.
"When I made that record(Story of the New Age Cowboy), I was still in college and was just experimenting and having fun. I used the name The Lost Trailers because the group I was in, Ryder Stokes, had a trailer stolen from us." Says Nielson, "When Willie Nelson asked me to play his picnic, and to bring The Lost Trailers, I literally had to find who would be the live players of The Lost Trailers because it was just the name I was using for my music."
Using that show and others with Nelson as a launching pad, The Lost Trailers rose from a hard touring regional act to an ACM Nominated Group with Top 10 hits on country radio and opening opportunities for Kenny Chesney, Sugarland, Taylor Swift and many others.
Buoyed by Nielson's songwriting, which was also being noticed by other artists- he was one of the few outside songwriters on Grammy Award recipient Zac Brown Band's Double Platinum Album "The Foundation"- The Lost Trailers were recognized by Mediabase as the most played new country band of 2008.
The Lost Trailers continued touring through 2010, first as opener for Tim McGraw's attendance shattering tour with Lady Antebellum, then as a part of the Inaugural Country Throwdown Tour with Montgomery Gentry and Jamey Johnson.
In 2011, The Lost Trailers released a collaboration single with Newnan, GA based country Artist Corbette Jackson, entitled "Heart Of A Champion". The song, penned by Nielson and Jackson, is inspired by Coweta County Firefighter Chris Landreau's fight against Stage 4 Cancer. On April 2nd, Jackson and The Lost Trailers embark on a statewide tour throughout Georgia, entitled the "Heart Of A Champion Tour".
History
Stokes Nielson and Ryder Lee began writing and producing music together while both were attending Episcopal High School (Alexandria, Virginia) in Alexandria, Virginia.[2] Their first album together was the self-issued The Story of the New Age Cowboy in 2000.[3] Initially, Ryder and Stokes worked with a bass guitarist and a drummer, forming a group known as Stokes Nielson & The Lost Trailers (later shortened to The Lost Trailers). The name was derived from the fact that the band's equipment trailers had been stolen on three separate occasions.[3][4]
At the time, Stokes Nielson was also working as a disc jockey for a radio station in Nashville, Tennessee. In 2000, after an on-air interview with Willie Nelson, Stokes offered him a demo version of The Lost Trailers' material. Nelson then offered the band an opportunity to play at a Fourth of July picnic, which he held annually in Texas.[3] Stokes took to the role of lead singer, while Ryder played keyboards and provided backing vocals.[5] Stoke and Ryder met Cam at Episcopal High School in Alexandria, VA where the three attended high school. The band toured throughout the east coast, touring with bands such as Dispatch and Virginia Coalition, to name a few. Their later sound would mark a notable departure from their early indie-country-rock roots.
Eventually, the band's membership was later finalized with Stokes' younger brother, Andrew, on keyboards, Jeff Potter on drums, and Manny Medina on bass guitar.[3] The band then gained a following throughout the Southeast and Texas, performing more than 200 shows yearly.[3]
First albums
In 2002, The Lost Trailers recorded their second album, entitled Trailer Trash. A third album, Welcome to the Woods, followed two years later on Universal/Republic Records, although its only single failed to chart. Record producer Blake Chancey, who has worked with the Dixie Chicks and Waylon Jennings, saw the band perform at a concert in Fort Worth, Texas, and offered to work with them. Renee Bell, a talent executive for BNA Records, had also seen The Lost Trailers perform at another concert. She then recommended the band to the label's president, and The Lost Trailers were signed to a recording contract with BNA in 2006.[2] Their first chart single, "Chicken Fried", was released in early 2006, peaking at #53 on the Hot Country Songs charts. This single was withdrawn because Zac Brown, who wrote the song, had changed his mind about licensing it to the label, and he wanted to record the song himself.[6] Brown ultimately recorded the song as a member of the Zac Brown Band, whose rendition was a Number One hit in late 2008.
"Chicken Fried" was then withdrawn and replaced with "Call Me Crazy", which went on to peak at #43. Following it was "Why Me", which reached #45. These latter two songs were both included on The Lost Trailers' self-titled album for BNA, which was issued in August of that year.[7]
2008
In 2008, The Lost Trailers went on a nationwide tour with fellow country music artists Keith Anderson and Chris Young.[8] The band's fourth single for BNA, "Holler Back", was released in early 2008.[9] "Holler Back", which reached #9 on the country charts in late 2008, is also the title track to the band's second album for BNA. The band was also nominated for Top New Vocal Duo or Group and Top Vocal Group at the 2009 Academy of Country Music awards.[10]
Following "Holler Back" was "How 'bout You Don't", which was released in October and peaked in the Top 20. "All This Love" was originally to have been the third single, but after "Country Folks Livin' Loud" charted as an album cut, it was sent to radio as the third single instead. They have been nominated again for the 2010 Academy of Country Music Top New Vocal Group.
Discography
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Albums
| Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Country | US | US Heat | |||
| 2000 | Story of the New Age Cowboy
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— | — | — | |
| 2002 | Trailer Trash
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— | — | — | |
| 2004 | Welcome to the Woods
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— | — | — | |
| 2006 | The Lost Trailers
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46 | — | 16 | |
| 2008 | Holler Back
|
5 | 32 | — | |
| "—" denotes the album failed to chart | |||||
Singles
| Year | Single | Chart Positions | Album | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Country[11] | US[12] | ||||
| 2004 | "Down in the Valley" | — | — | Welcome to the Woods | |
| "Long Fall" | — | — | |||
| 2006 | "Chicken Fried" | 52 | — | single only | |
| "Call Me Crazy" | 43 | — | The Lost Trailers | ||
| "Why Me" | 45 | — | |||
| 2008 | "Holler Back" | 9 | 66 | Holler Back | |
| "How 'bout You Don't" | 17 | 104 | |||
| 2009 | "Country Folks (Livin' Loud)" | 36 | — | ||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||||
Other charted songs
| Year | Single | Chart Positions | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| US Country | |||
| 2009 | "All This Love" | 55 | Holler Back |
Music videos
| Year | Video | Director |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | "Call Me Crazy" | Traci Goudie |
| "Why Me" | Eric Welch | |
| 2008 | "Holler Back" | Tyson Wisbrock |
| 2009 | "How 'Bout You Don't" | |
| "Country Folks (Livin' Loud)" | Harrison Tobin/The Lost Trailers |
References
- ^ Fabian, Shelly. "The Lost Trailers - Biography of the Country Group The Lost Trailers". Country Music Guide. Retrieved 2009-01-11.
- ^ a b "The Lost Trailers". Red Light Management. Retrieved 2007-12-21.
- ^ a b c d e Brown, Marisa. "The Lost Trailers biography". Allmusic. Retrieved 2007-12-21.
- ^ Neal, Chris (2007-09-11). "Who's New: The Lost Trailers". Country Weekly. 13 (19): 72.
{{cite journal}}:|access-date=requires|url=(help) - ^ Miller, David. "The Lost Trailers The Story Of The New Age Cowboy".
- ^ Tucker, Ken (2006-03-15). "BNA Forced To Swap Trailers' Single". Radio Monitor. Retrieved 2008-06-19.
- ^ Cronin, Peter (2006-10-04). "New Artist Spotlight: The Lost Trailers". Angry Country. Retrieved 2007-12-21.
- ^ Betts, Stephen (2008-01-04). "Keith Anderson Says C'mon 2008". Country Hound. Retrieved 2008-02-15. [dead link]
- ^ Nielson, Stokes (2008-02-05). "Hey Ya'll from the snowy Midwest". Band Journal. Retrieved 2008-02-16.
- ^ "Nominees". Academy of Country Music. Retrieved 2009-08-06.
- ^ "The Lost Trailers: Charted Singles: Country Songs". Billboard. Retrieved 29 August 2010.
- ^ "The Lost Trailers: Charted Singles: Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved 29 August 2010.