Taylor Hawkins
Also known as Oliver Taylor Hawkins
American drummer (1972–2022)
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- Inaugural address of Hawkins Taylor, Mayor of Keokuk, April 13, 1857
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Acting · Forth Worth, Texas, USA
Oliver Taylor Hawkins (February 17, 1972 - March 25, 2022) was an American musician, best known as the drummer for the rock band Foo Fighters.
Known for
- Norman's Rare Guitars Documentary — Self2024
- Welcome to the Darkness — Self2023
- Foo Fighters - Austin City Limits — self2023
- Let There Be Drums! — Self2022
- Studio 666 — Taylor Hawkins2022
- Foo Fighters-Superbowl LVI Aftershow in Virtual Reality — Self2022
- ABBA V Queen — Self (archive footage)2022
- Steve Vai - His First 30 Years: The Documentary — Self (archive footage)2022
- Foo Fighters: One Less Hero — Self (archive footage)2022
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Oliver Taylor Hawkins (February 17, 1972 – March 25, 2022) was an American musician who was the drummer and a vocalist of the rock band Foo Fighters, sharing vocals with Dave Grohl. He joined the band in 1997, and remained the band's drummer until his death in March 2022. He recorded eight studio albums with Foo Fighters between 1999 and 2021. Before joining the band, he was a touring drummer for Sass Jordan and Alanis Morissette, as well as the drummer of the progressive experimental band Sylvia.
In 2004, Hawkins formed his own side project, Taylor Hawkins and the Coattail Riders, in which he played drums and sang, releasing three studio albums between 2006 and 2019. He formed the supergroup NHC with Jane's Addiction members Dave Navarro and Chris Chaney in 2020, where he also took on lead vocal and drumming duties.