Biography
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Years Active
2013 – present (13 years)
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Members
- Chad Staehly
- Dave Schools
- Duane Trucks
- Jesse Aycock
- Neal Casal
Hard Working Americans was an American rock 'supergroup' formed in 2013 by singer/guitarist Todd Snider (died 2025) and bassist Dave Schools (of Widespread Panic), along with guitarist and vocalist Neal Casal (died in 2019), keyboardist Chad Staehly (of Great American Taxi), and drummer Duane Trucks (also of Widespread Panic, younger brother to Derek Trucks).
Their debut performance was 20 December 2013 at a Boulder, Colorado, benefit for Colorado Flood Relief. They embarked on a US Tour shortly thereafter.
Their self-titled debut album Hard Working Americans was recorded in 2013 at Bob Weir's TRI Studios in San Rafael, California. It is composed entirely of cover songs from artists ranging from Randy Newman to Drivin N Cryin. Poduced by Schools and Snider, the album was released on 21 January 2014, on Thirty Tigers/Melvin Records.
In 2016, the band released their second album, Rest in Chaos, composed primarily of original songs written by the band themselves (except "The High Price of Inspiration", written by Guy Clark).
The live album "We're All In This Together" was released in 2017.
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