The Derailers

The Derailers is an American
country music band. The band
was formed by Portland,
Oregon natives Tony Villanueva
and Brian Hofeldt in 1994 in
Austin, Texas.

In 1995, the bands' first LP,
Live Tracks was issued . It
was the first release of the
Austin-based independent label
Freedom Records. Soon after
the release the band became
one of the most famous band at
Austin's 1995 "South by
Southwest" music festival, and
the record became successful
commercially within two
months. This happnes at the
time when “Americana”
radio stations were beginning
to multiply and several forms
of non-mainstream country
music were coming together
such as Americana and
alternative-country.

With the fans growing, the
band signed with the more
constituted Austin independent
label Watermelon Records for
their second release of their
album "Jackpot" in 1996 and
then moved to Sire Records for
their third release with the
album "Reverb Deluxe" in 1997.
With the continuous tour
across the U.S. and airplay on
Americana radio stations, it
contribute a very fast
increasing fan base. In 1999,
The Derailers signed with Curb
Records for their first
major-label release "Full
Western Dress" which reach #69
on the Billboard Country
chart. A single from this
album, "The Right Place",
arrived on the Billboard
single charts at #71 and the
video became one of the 50
most requested on Country
Music Television in 2000.

Looking with greater success,
the band switched to Sony’s
Lucky Dog Records for their
next release "Here Come the
Derailers" and were combine
with producer Kyle Lehning.
This album was released on
September 11, 2001. In 2002, a
profile of the band on
National Public Radio’s
Morning Edition help moved the
album in the top 50 on the
Billboard country charts.

Videos In The Playlist:

The Derailers - Just One More Time
The Derailers - Who's Gonna Mow Your Grass
The Derailers - The right place
The Derailers @ The Broken Spoke (Oct 2009)
The Derailers - Get' Er Done (Craponne, FRANCE, 2007)
The Derailers - The Lost and Found
The Derailers-Aint living long like this
The Derailers-Happy Go Lucky Guitar
THE DERAILERS at Shady Grove 5-28-09
The Derailers at The Glass Cactus in Grapevine, Texas
The Derailers - Cryin' Time
The Derailers - I'd Follow You Anywhere
The Derailers you scratch my itch.wmv
The Derailers - I Don't Believe I'll Fall In Love Today
The Derailers - Me, Myself & I
The Derailers - Raspberry Beret
"Memphis" The Derailers @ the Wood House 03-06-2010
The Derailers - Longing
"GREEN ONIONS", THE DERAILERS
The Derailers-Without You