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Feb 04, 05:35 PMThe Lost Trailers at The Super BowlA lot of people have heard about our involvement with this year’s Super Bowl, but I still get a kick out of it when someone asks me about it---how The Lost Trailers got the opening slot for the worldwide Westwood One radio broadcast of The Super Bowl with Marv Albert and Boomer Esiasion. The way I’ve answered pretty much every interview is that when you go in to record a song, and it comes from a real place or a real experience that everyone can relate to, and you place all your energies on making sure that the recording of the song represents your own sound, there’s no telling what can happen. None of us sought to make Holler Back a song that would cross genre lines and become a staple at sporting events throughout America, it kind of just happened due to the fact that it was a unique upbeat song that had a celebratory nature to it---a sound that made its way into NFL stadiums before we ever went into the studio to recording team and sport specific versions of it.
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Jan 22, 09:01 AMThe Lost Trailers “Holler Back” in Tampa as Football’s Favorite Song Kicks Off Westwood One’s Coverage of Super Bowl XLIIIThe Lost Trailers "Holler Back" in Tampa as Football's Favorite Song Kicks Off Westwood One's Coverage of Super Bowl XLIII
Tampa, FL - When The Lost Trailers, the most played new group of the year in 2008 according to Media base, debuted their title track single "Holler Back" last year, they probably didn't expect it to turn into football's newest craze. The high-energy smash stayed in the Top 10 for over a month last summer and was such a hit that it was recorded to a football version and personalized for nearly 60 college and professional teams.
The "Holler Back" football frenzy continued on, turning into personalized ringtones that have racked up over 100,000 downloads to date. But perhaps the most exciting offer for the hardest working band in country music is getting the chance to help Westwood One kick off the biggest day for any football fan or red-blooded American - the Super Bowl.
Beginning at 4PM EST on Sunday, February 1, more than 600 stations across the nation and 175 foreign countries will hear the Super Bowl customized version of "Holler Back" begin Westwood One's exclusive radio coverage of the Super Bowl. Marv Albert and Boomer Esiason will call all the action as the Pittsburgh Steelers face off against the Arizona Cardinals. When The Lost Trailers were asked to commission this special rendition, they were honored.
"Having ‘Holler Back' be a part of the Super Bowl broadcast is another reminder to all 5 of us that when we set our mind on making a great record, there's no telling where it will go," songwriter/guitarist Stokes Nielson says. "And to go from the awesome radio waves of country stations throughout America to being part of our country's biggest sporting event is absolutely a dream."
The Lost Trailers are enjoying another hit with their current single, "How ‘Bout You Don't," the second song off their album Holler Back, which keeps rocking the country airwaves and jumped 3 spots to #30 on this week's charts.
The Westwood One 2008-2009 NFL broadcast schedule features 57 games, including: the Hall of Fame game, Opening Kickoff game, 17 Monday Night games, including one doubleheader, 34 Sunday afternoon doubleheaders, 16 Sunday Night games, six Thursday Night games, Thanksgiving Tripleheader, 12 Postseason games, including the NFL Playoffs, the AFC and NFC Championship games, Super Bowl XLIII in Tampa and the AFC-NFC Pro Bowl. Westwood One also delivers specialty programs, including: The NFL Today, NFL Preview, NFL Insider, and 3rd and Long with Howie Long.
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Dec 09 2008, 03:22 PMThe Lost Trailers Give Back During Their “Thanksgiving Holiday Homecoming Tour”While most Americans spent last week relaxing and gorging on turkey, country quintet The Lost Trailers spent their Thanksgiving holiday raising money for benefits and playing their respective hometowns.
The Lost Trailers kicked off their "Thanksgiving Holiday Homecoming Tour" with a performance at the Samuel Waxman Cancer Benefit in New York City, an event which raised $1.5 million in a single night for cancer research. The boys then hopped a plane to play their hometown of Atlanta, GA with Montgomery Gentry - a sold-out show that rocked the Peach State. Then it was off to Miami to kickoff the Patriots-Dolphins game with country giant KISS 99.9 FM, a show that brought bassist Manny Medina back to his South Florida birthplace. The next morning gave the guys another chance to give back, this time at a food drive for The Daily Bread Food Bank in West Palm Beach, sponsored by WIRK 107.9 FM.
After taking a short break on Thursday to spend Thanksgiving with family, the boys hit the road yet again to play in singer Ryder Lee's home state of North Carolina. The Lost Trailers ended their packed week with a bang, selling out Knoxville-famed country venue Cotton-Eyed Joe's in guitarist/songwriter Stokes Nielson and keyboardist Andrew Nielson's new residence state of Tennessee.
Reflecting on their busy holiday week, songwriter Stokes Nielson said, "There's nothing better than doing great benefit shows that raise a ton of money for much-needed causes, and then following up those events with performances in our respective hometowns. You combine all of the things that make the holiday season so special: family, friends, and reaching out to those in need. We plan on making this a Thanksgiving tradition!"
But The Lost Trailers weren't the only ones working overtime during Thanksgiving week - their new single "How ‘Bout You Don't" jumped from 38 to 34 on this week's country charts.
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Oct 06 2008, 01:19 PM"Holler Back" Football Versions Are Available Now!NASHVILLE, TN - Sometimes a song is more than just a song and The Lost Trailers' hit single, "Holler Back," has proven to be just that. The top 10 song was a summer anthem, and when the band recorded a football version and then personalized it to nearly 60 college and professional teams, the song was elevated to a fall pigskin-must-have.
Fans can now "Holler Back" their team spirit with a ringtone available at thelosttrailers.net/ringtones/ or at The Lost Trailers' MySpace page at http://www.myspace.com/losttrailers On the football version of the song, guitarist and songwriter Stokes Nielson said, "The Lost Trailers are serious about our families, our music and football! ‘Holler Back' is a celebration of the simple things in life, and it's a natural fit for us to tie good times and football together."
The generic football version of "Holler Back," will be available at iTunes next Tuesday, October 7.
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Sep 11 2008, 08:12 AMThe Lost Trailers Tally 25th Show in 25 DaysHardest Working Band In Country Music Heads West For More Shows
Somewhere, USA -- When BNA Recording artists The Lost Trailers took the stage earlier this week in York, PA, it was their 25th performance in 25 days. For entertainers in country music, that kind of workload is usually reserved for the biggest names in the industry, but for the Holler Back Boys from Hotlanta its merely business as usual.
“We’ve always let ambition get the best of us,” laughs songwriter/guitarist Stokes Nielson, ”Even before we had a record deal or a hit single out, we’d pile into a van and embark on a yearlong tour of honkytonks, only pit stopping long enough to gas up and get a couple of hours of sleep at some motel. So I don’t think it’s a surprise to people who know us to see that we’re celebrating our first Top 5 album by doing what we do best…playing concerts for people who love country music.”
The quintet learned the importance of performing live from the iconic Willie Nelson, who discovered the group in 2001. He gave the then-unknown band of high school friends the chance to open for him throughout the Southeast and nurtured the work ethic that the band embodies today.
“We got addicted to the road after those early Willie supporting slots.” says lead singer Ryder Lee. “Maybe it was all the times we sang along to ‘On The Road Again’ from the side of the stage!”
Their high energy performances have served them well this summer, as The Lost Trailers shared a stage with Kenny Chesney, Carried Underwood, Trace Adkins, Montgomery Gentry, and many others, while also making time to headline their own shows. Their new album, Holler Back, debuted at #5 on The Billboard Country sales charts, and the title track single has been in the Top 10 for more than a month.
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Jul 28 2008, 07:16 AMFull Circle
All 5 of us standing on the starting line on the track at The Chicago Speedway on the night of Chicago's first NASCAR night race was truly a summer highlight. Ryder had just finished singing The National Anthem, a quintet of F-15's had just flown above the track, and 75,000 racing fans were on their feet applauding. We were just moments away from hearing "Gentlemen, start your engines.", and I couldn't help but think about how incredible the last few months had been, and what a long trip it had been from that hot summer day in Alabama so many years ago when my Dad took me to my first race, and though he didn't know it, it was the first step in the direction of becoming a musician, and it provided the inspiration for the first song that Ryder and I ever recorded.
Life changed when my Dad took me to Talledega when I was a junior in high school…my Mom had a friend who had wrangled some tickets, and so my Dad and I hopped in his truck, loaded up a cooler, and headed out on a 4 hour drive from Albany, GA to the NASCAR race at the Talledega raceway, not really knowing what we were in for, we'd both seen racing on TV but never in person. Later on, I would have so many friends of mine tell me that I was spoiled to see Talledega as my first race, and I'd have to say they're right…..watching guys gun those cars over 200 miles per hour down a track, going 4 wide on Himalaya grades, full throttle for over 3 hours in the Alabama summer heat was unlike anything I'd ever seen before. And the biggest impact on that race for me, was watching this one car fearlessly speed into the turns, irregardless of how many other cars were around him, making risky moves to pass, sometimes clipping the grass on gutsy low passes, sometimes skimming the wall for a high pass…and every time, about 75% of the crowd would howl their approval, and the rest of the crowd would kind of groan and grumble, and you'd hear the grumblers say "damned ol Dale is doin it again"….and I knew right there I was watching the real deal….that black car with the 3 on the hood made me a die-hard race fan, and a die-hard Dale fan, in about 45 minutes. It inspired me so much that on the drive home with my Dad, I hardly said a word, I had song lyrics banging out of my head, and I was trying to capture them the best I could. I'd never really written a song before, but I knew I had to write about this.
The irony of it was, Dale didn't win that race, I don't think he even finished top 5, but it was HOW he ran the race that really made an impact on me, and on the 100,000+ race fans that were at that race. Full throttle, all instinct, no second guessing his moves, and the kind of self-assurance that made his high-wire passes seem easy…..he may have not had the best car that day, but he WAS the BEST driver, and watching the way he ran Talledega that day taught me a life lesson early on. And that was this…You don't race just to win…you race the win. You want to be better than the win. By being fearless, by being sure of what you're doing, by racing for the sheer passion of racing, and by being fast; Dale was able to win a bunch of races, but it was the way that he raced, more than the wins, that made people like me admire him….he was bigger than the win, he was the embodiment of the sport, and though I saw him win other races in person(including a thrilling win at Atlanta raceway, beating out Bobby Labonte by a nose), I've always thought about how he ran Talledega that day was a pretty good example of how somebody should approach whatever they do in their life.
And so, when I got home, and started writing this song, I said to myself that I wanted to give music a real shot. I was proud of this song, this song called "Dale". And when I showed it to my fellow highschool bandmate, that's right, none other than Ryder Lee, he liked it to. In fact, being from North Carolina, Dale's home state, Ryder said that it really meant a lot to him, and that he'd like it if we put together whatever money we had and go to Nashville to record the song. Well, I said to myself, if we're goin to Nashville I might as well write some more songs so that we can record a bunch. And so, with "Dale" written out on notebook paper, and a couple of other songs we collaborated on, we headed to Nashville and made a record called "Ryder Stokes".
We put every dime we had into the project, and when it was done we would go to NASCAR races throughout the South and play on tailgates. It was our first taste of playing live for country audiences and it was absolutely awesome. We captured a lot of those moments in "Country Folks (Livin' Loud) on the new record, and even now I think its kind of hilarious how we just kind of showed up at races to play, and an audience would form around these two teenagers on a Chevy Tahoe tailgate, and they'd sing along to Dale and pump their fists and holler. That sealed the deal right then and there on what we wanted to do with our lives, the rest was just time and hard work.
Shortly after those NASCAR shows, our utility trailer with all our musical equipment got stolen. We felt like that was a sign, a sign to change our name from Ryder Stokes to something else. We thought The Lost Trailers had a nice ring to it, as a sign that the theft wouldn't stop us. We renamed a demo CD of ours The Lost Trailers, and within a month Willie Nelson had heard it and invited us to play his 4th of of July Picnic. He didn't realize that The Lost Trailers were just a couple of kids, and that we weren't really a full band, just some guys with a dream to play country music for our living. We didn't give him time to find out. We called Jeff Potter, our high school drummer, and Andrew, my little brother, and hit the road to support Willie and go after out dream. We've never looked back, we made one pit stop a year later to pick up another buddy that we'd met when we were teenagers playing music. His name….Manny Medina. Years later, and hundreds of shows later, we're still together. 5 guys, one band, one sound….and now a Top 15 single on country radio.
Who'd have guessed it? In many ways we approach this, making music, being in a band, the same way that I saw 3 race. You leave nothing on the table, you go full throttle, and you race the win…..you race to be a part of it, to be a part of this awesome thing called Country Music, and you give the people that support you a great reason to be a part of what you're doin'. I guess one of the reasons I'm writing this is cause I'm so proud of what this band has done the past couple of years, and especially the last couple of months, and I see what we will do, and that makes me very excited. The other reason I'm writing this is cause when I stood on that track the other weekend, it took me back to that Talledega race, just me and my dad, a moment that we'll share forever, watching those iron stallions under Alabama skies, and being able to see 3 in person. He was the best. He is the best. Being out there on that Chicago raceway took me back full circle.
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Jun 17 2008, 12:34 PMThe Lost Trailers Navigate Flooded MidwestNASHVILLE, TN - Holding to the old adage of the show must go on, The Lost Trailers found a friend and human G.P.S. in a Vietnam Veteran over the weekend, who guided them through the ravaged Midwest to their military show in Kansas.
After seven years and three missing equipment trailers, The Lost Trailers are accustomed to the adversities of life on the road. So when their route from Madison, WI to Ft Riley in KS was washed out due to the massive flooding in the region, and the proposed detour would not get them to the show on time, the resilient and resourceful Holler Back Boys sprung into action.
Guitarist Stokes Nielson called a hotel in Dubuque, IA and found employee and Vietnam Veteran, Chuck Huntley who took it upon himself to make sure the band arrived at Ft Riley in time to play for the soldiers who had just returned from duty in Iraq and Afghanistan. "Mr. Huntley took us off the highway and onto back roads that weren't on any map we had," said Stokes. "Without his help we wouldn't have made it to the show but our hearts go out to all those people affected by the flood. It's complete devastation."
The Lost Trailers are treasuring their first Top 20 hit with their single, "Holler Back," and the album by the same name will be available on August 26. This coming weekend the band returns to the Midwest with shows in Ohio and Michigan before stopping in Boston, MA on Thursday.
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Jun 09 2008, 09:16 AMThe Lost Trailers "HOLLER BACK" Nationwide on August 26THE LOST TRAILERS "HOLLER BACK" NATIONWIDE ON AUGUST 26
NASHVILLE, TN - Fans will get a chance to "Holler Back" at The Lost Trailers on August 26 when the album, Holler Back, is released nationwide. The album is fueled by their hit single of the same name, which is fast climbing the radio singles charts and a favorite on the digital sites as well.
For The Lost Trailers, it's been quite a journey to releasing the album. Lead singer Ryder Lee and writer/guitarist Stokes Nielson formed the band in high school, and Willie Nelson's annual Fourth of July picnic in 2001 was the launching pad for the Holler Back Boys. Along the way, they've had three equipment trailers stolen (hence the name) but built their fan base the old fashioned way, on the road, one at a time.
The band played any club they could get into, and those years on the road strengthened their sound and kinship. They sold copies of their independent albums while playing in roadhouses and clubs and signed to BNA Records and recorded their self-titled debut in 2006.
Producer Brett Beavers (Dierks Bentley) captured the live Trailers sound on disc, and the success is the resulting hit single and soon to be released album, Holler Back. The album is a testament to the band's commitment to write and record songs that celebrate all aspects of life.
Between now and the release of the album, the band is doing what they do, on the road and making the world safe for country music.
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May 27 2008, 01:58 PMLost Trailers Join Kenny Chesney On Stage In Grand RapidsHOLD THAT VIDEO SHOOT! LOST TRAILERS JOIN KENNY CHESNEY ON STAGE IN GRAND RAPIDS
GRAND RAPIDS, MI – In Grand Rapids, MI on day two of a two day shoot for the music video for their top 30 hit song, “Holler Back,” The Lost Trailers were shooting still photos while video cameras were being rolled into place when Kenny Chesney’s tour manager called looking for them. “Hey, Kenny’s trying to find you guys,” guitarist and songwriter Stokes Neilson excitedly recalled. To which Stokes replied, “Isn’t he on stage?” The voice on the other end of the phone said, ‘yea and he wants you guys to join him!’
With that news, the 5 Lost Trailers sprinted out the door and ran the half mile trek to the Arena. When the winded Trailers arrived on side stage, Kenny brought them out for a cover of Steve Miller’s “The Joker.” “It was thrilling,” said Stokes. “10 minutes before we were shooting photos for our video and now we’re onstage at sold out Van Andel Arena with Kenny Chesney! We’ve been playing together since high school and to look over and see Potter on drums and my brother (Andrew) on bass, Manny at the keys, I’ve been handed a guitar and Ryder out there singing with Kenny, it’s more than a career highlight, it’s a lifelight.”
“When we got off stage, we all had texts and voicemails from the director saying ‘where are you guys, we’re ready to start shooting the video’” Stokes laughed.
Lead singer Ryder Lee said, “Kenny is the Entertainer of the Year not only because he works his tail-off, but also because he’s a great guy. Not only did he come over to our show and video shoot the night before, he invited us on stage to play with him. That’s the kind of person he is.”
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