# Hard Working Americans > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Hard_Working_Americans > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Hard_Working_Americans.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hard_Working_Americans > Source revision: 1357074431 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|American rock supergroup}} {{Use American English|date=March 2026}} {{Use mdy dates|date=April 2025}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = Hard Working Americans | image = ToddSnider.jpg | image_size = | landscape = Yes | caption = Vocalist [Todd Snider](/source/Todd_Snider) | origin = [Boulder, Colorado](/source/Boulder%2C_Colorado), [United States](/source/United_States) | genre = [Blues rock](/source/Blues_rock), [Southern rock](/source/Southern_rock) | years_active = 2013–present | label = Thirty Tigers/Melvin Records | spinoff_of = [Widespread Panic](/source/Widespread_Panic) | website = {{URL|https://www.thehardworkingamericans.com/|thehardworkingamericans.com}} | current_members = [Dave Schools](/source/Dave_Schools)
[Duane Trucks](/source/Duane_Trucks)
Chad Staehly
Jesse Aycock | past_members = [Todd Snider](/source/Todd_Snider)
[Neal Casal](/source/Neal_Casal) | also known as = }} '''Hard Working Americans''' is an American rock [supergroup](/source/Supergroup_(music)) formed in 2013. The band consists of bassist [Dave Schools](/source/Dave_Schools) from [Widespread Panic](/source/Widespread_Panic), Chad Staehly of Great American Taxi on keyboards and [Duane Trucks](/source/Duane_Trucks), also from [Widespread Panic](/source/Widespread_Panic), younger brother to [Derek](/source/Derek_Trucks), on drums.{{cite web|title=Amazon.com: Hard Working Americans|website = Amazon|year = 2014|url=https://www.amazon.com/Hard-Working-Americans/dp/B00GV8B0FO/ref=sr_1_1?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1391446474&sr=1-1}} Guitarist and vocalist [Neal Casal](/source/Neal_Casal) died in 2019.{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/neal-casal-guitarist-obit-dead-877036/|title=Neal Casal, Guitarist Who Worked with Willie Nelson, Shooter Jennings, Dead at 50|magazine=[Rolling Stone](/source/Rolling_Stone)|date=27 August 2019}} ==History== Their debut performance was December 20, 2013 at a [Boulder, Colorado](/source/Boulder%2C_Colorado) benefit for Colorado Flood Relief.{{cite web|title=Boulder theater: Hard Working Americans|url=http://www.bouldertheater.com/event/hard-working-americans|access-date=2014-02-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140221120151/http://www.bouldertheater.com/event/hard-working-americans|archive-date=2014-02-21|url-status=dead}} They embarked on a US Tour shortly thereafter. Their self-titled debut album ''[Hard Working Americans](/source/Hard_Working_Americans_(album))'' was recorded in 2013 at [Bob Weir](/source/Bob_Weir)'s [TRI Studios](/source/TRI_Studios) in [San Rafael, California](/source/San_Rafael%2C_California). It is composed entirely of [cover songs](/source/cover_songs) from artists ranging from [Randy Newman](/source/Randy_Newman) to [Drivin N Cryin](/source/Drivin_N_Cryin). The album was produced by Schools and Snider, and was mixed by [John Keane](/source/John_Keane_(record_producer)). [John Popper](/source/John_Popper) guests on [harmonica](/source/harmonica). ''Hard Working Americans'' was released on January 21, 2014, on Thirty Tigers/Melvin Records.{{cite web|title=Hard Working Americans website|url=http://thehardworkingamericans.com/|access-date=2014-02-03|archive-date=2020-11-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201108102616/https://www.thehardworkingamericans.com/|url-status=dead}} In 2016, the band released their second album, ''Rest in Chaos,'' which, unlike their previous record, is composed primarily of original songs written by the band themselves.{{Cite magazine|url = https://www.billboard.com/music/rock/hard-working-americans-opening-statement-premiere-7296254/|title = Hard Working Americans Premiere New Song 'Opening Statement': Exclusive|magazine = Billboard|access-date = 2016-05-18}} The exception is the track "The High Price of Inspiration", written by [Guy Clark](/source/Guy_Clark) for his album ''My Favorite Picture of You''. Clark has a cameo speaking, and also plays guitar on the track. ''Rest in Chaos'' was written and recorded live as the band was finishing their first tour; using Snider's poetry to start the lyric, he finished the songs after principle recording was complete.{{Cite web|url = https://www.jambase.com/article/hard-working-americans-announce-new-album-rest-in-chaos|title = Hard Working Americans Announce New Album 'Rest In Chaos'|date = 2016-02-23|website = JamBase|language = en-US|access-date = 2016-05-18}} The album was produced by band member Dave Schools, and also featured the addition of Jesse Aycock to the band's lineup. Longtime friend and collaborator [Elizabeth Cook](/source/Elizabeth_Cook) sings on the track "Massacre". In 2019, founding guitarist Neal Casal died.{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/neal-casal-guitarist-obit-dead-877036/|title=Neal Casal, Guitarist Who Worked with Willie Nelson, Shooter Jennings, Dead at 50|magazine=[Rolling Stone](/source/Rolling_Stone)|date=27 August 2019}} In November 2025 vocalist [Todd Snider](/source/Todd_Snider) died.{{Cite news |last=Dunbar |first=Marina |date=14 November 2025 |title=Todd Snider, alt-country singer-songwriter of Alright Guy, dies aged 59 |url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/nov/15/todd-snider-country-music-dies-aged-59 |access-date=15 November 2025 |work=The Guardian}} ==Members== ===Current members=== [[File:Dave Schools.jpg |thumb|right|Bass guitarist [Dave Schools](/source/Dave_Schools).]] * [Dave Schools](/source/Dave_Schools) - bass (2013-present) * Chad Staehly - keyboards (2013-present) * [Duane Trucks](/source/Duane_Trucks) - drums (2013-present) * Jesse Aycock - guitar (2016-present) ===Former members=== [[File:NealCasal.jpg |thumb|right|upright|Guitarist [Neal Casal](/source/Neal_Casal) died in 2019.]] * [Neal Casal](/source/Neal_Casal) - guitar, vocals (2013–2019; his death) * [Todd Snider](/source/Todd_Snider) - vocals (2013-2025; his death) ==Releases== ===Studio albums=== * ''[Hard Working Americans](/source/Hard_Working_Americans_(album))'' (2014, Thirty Tigers / Melvin Records) * ''Rest in Chaos'' (2016, Melvin Records) ===Live albums=== * ''The First Waltz'' (2014, Melvin Records) * ''We're All In This Together'' (2017, Thirty Tigers / Melvin Records) ===Singles=== * "Down to the Well" (2013, Thirty Tigers / Melvin Records) * "Stomp and Holler" (2014){{cite web |url=http://www.allaccess.com/triple-a/future-releases |title=Future Releases on Triple A (AAA) Radio Stations |publisher=All Access Music Group |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140727124426/http://www.allaccess.com/triple-a/future-releases |archivedate=2014-07-27 |access-date=2014-03-07 |url-status=live }} * "Opening Statement" (2016){{Cite web |url=http://www.popmatters.com/review/hard-working-americans-rest-in-chaos/ |title=Hard Working Americans: Rest in Chaos |website=PopMatters |access-date=2016-05-18}} ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== * [http://www.thehardworkingamericans.com/ Official website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170616093240/http://www.thehardworkingamericans.com/ |date=June 16, 2017 }} {{Widespread Panic}} {{Chris Robinson Brotherhood}} {{Authority control}} Category:Rock music groups from California Category:American rock music supergroups Category:Musical groups established in 2013 Category:American organizations established in 2013 Category:Thirty Tigers artists --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Hard Working Americans](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hard_Working_Americans) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hard_Working_Americans?action=history)). 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