Taylor Hawkins: Foo Fighters Drummer Dies at 50

Taylor Hawkins was an American drummer, best known as the longtime drummer of the Foo Fighters. Born on February 17, 1972, in Fort Worth, Texas, he grew up in Laguna Beach, California, and began his career as a touring drummer for Alanis Morissette.

Hawkins joined the Foo Fighters in 1997 and played on eight of their studio albums, often singing, including the cover of "Cat Scratch Fever" and sharing vocals on "Cold Day in the Sun." He led his side project, Taylor Hawkins and the Coattail Riders, and formed the supergroup NHC with Dave Navarro and Chris Chaney. The Foo Fighters were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2021.

Hawkins married Alison in 2005, and they had three children. He died in a hotel in Bogota, Colombia, on March 25, 2022, at age 50, hours before the band was due to play the Estereo Picnic Festival. The Foo Fighters won three posthumous Grammys that April, and tribute concerts were held at Wembley Stadium and the Kia Forum that September.

Achievements: Joined Foo Fighters (1997), eight studio albums, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame with Foo Fighters (2021), three posthumous Grammys (2022).

Birth: February 17, 1972 - Fort Worth, Texas.

Profession: Drummer.

Interesting Facts: His son Shane played drums with the Foo Fighters at the Wembley tribute. He played drums for Alanis Morissette on her Jagged Little Pill tour.