Drive-by truckers

Chart positions Explanation of the data

Albums

The Dirty South   US 147 09/11/2004 (1 week) A blessing and a curse   US 50 05/06/2006 (3 weeks) Brighter Than Creation's Dark   US 37 02/09/2008 (4 weeks) Live from Austin TX   US 172 July 25, 2009 (1 week) The Fine Print (A Collection of Oddities and Rarities) 2003-2008   US 82 09/19/2009 (1 week) The big to-do   UK 61 03/27/2010 (1 week)   US 22nd 04/03/2010 (3 weeks) Go-go boots   UK 58 02/26/2011 (1 week)   US 35 05.03.2011 (3 weeks) English Oceans   UK 34 03/15/2014 (2 weeks)   US 16 03/22/2014 (4 weeks) It's Great to Be Alive!   US 111 11/21/2015 (1 week) American band   UK 29 07/10/2016 (1 week)   US 26th 10/22/2016 (2 weeks) The unraveling   UK 36 02/13/2020 (1 week)   US 65 02/15/2020 (1 week)

The Drive-By Truckers are a rock / alternative country / cowpunk band from Athens, Georgia .

Career

It was founded in 1996 by Patterson Hood and Mike Cooley. In the USA she is known for numerous live performances. The band played in Germany for the first time in 2003, including in Heilbronn, Berlin, Hamburg and Cologne. Her album Brighter Than Creation's Dark , released in 2008, received a four-star review from the American music magazine Rolling Stone .

From 2001 to 2007 Jason Isbell was a member of the Drive-By Truckers. Also Spooner Oldham belonged temporarily to the band.

Members

The band currently consists of five members.

• Patterson Hood, vocals, guitar and mandolin
• Mike Cooley, vocals, guitar and banjo
• Brad Morgan, drums
• Jay Gonzalez keyboard, guitar and backing vocals
• Matt Patton, bass and backing vocals

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  Patterson Hood in 2005 at a concert in Auburn, Alabama

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  Mike "The Stroker Ace" Cooley in 2006 at a concert in Macon, Georgia

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  John Neff at a concert in Atlanta, Georgia in 2006

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  Shonna Tucker at a concert in Bonnaroo in 2005

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  Brad "The ECB" Morgan in 2006 at a concert in Starkville, Mississippi

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  Jason Isbell at a concert in Tuscaloosa, Alabama in 2005

Discography

• 1998: Gangstabilly
• 1999: Pizza Deliverance
• 2000: Alabama Ass Whuppin (Live)
• 2001: Southern Rock Opera
• 2003: Decoration Day
• 2004: The Dirty South
• 2006: A Blessing and a Curse
• 2008: Brighter Than Creation's Dark
• 2009: The Fine Print (A Collection of Oddities and Rarities)
• 2010: The Big To-Do
• 2011: Go-Go Boots
• 2014: English Oceans
• 2015: It's Great to Be Alive!
• 2016: American Band
• 2020: The Unraveling

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1. ↑ Chart sources: UK US1 US2
2. ↑ Brighter Than Creations Dark ( Memento from February 5, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Album review by Rolling Stone magazine (English)

Web links

• Drive-By Truckers website of the band
• Drive-By Truckers at Allmusic (English)
• Who the hell are drive-by truckers? Brief description of the band on Blue Rose Records (German, English)