Train is a San Francisco-based American pop-rock band that started in 1993. Pat Monahan (lead vocals), Taylor Locke (guitar, vocals), Hector Maldonado (bass, vocals), Jerry Becker (keyboards, guitar), Matt Musty (drums), Sakai Smith (background vocals), and Nikita Houston have been members of the band since 2021. (backup vocals). The band attained widespread popularity with their debut album Train, which featured original members Monahan, Rob Hotchkiss, Jimmy Stafford, Scott Underwood, and Charlie Colin.
The album, which included the hit “Meet Virginia,” was released in 1998. Drops of Jupiter, Train’s 2001 album, included the lead hit “Drops of Jupiter (Tell Me)”. In 2002, the single received two Grammy Awards, and the album was certified double platinum. My Private Nation, Train’s third studio album, was certified platinum in the United States with the single “Calling All Angels” in 2003. Following the exits of Hotchkiss and Colin, the band released For Me, It’s You in 2006, including Brandon Bush (keyboards) and Johnny Colt. (bass).
