Charlie Colin, founding member of the pop-rock band Train, dies at 58
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Charlie Colin, bassist and founding member of the American pop-rock band Train, best known for their early-aughts hits like 'Drops of Jupiter' and 'Meet Virginia,' has died. He was 58.
Charlie Colin, bassist and founding member of the American pop-rock band Train, best known for their early-aughts hits like "Drops of Jupiter" and "Meet Virginia," has died. He was 58.
Colin's sister Carolyn Stephens confirmed her brother's death to The Associated Press Wednesday. He died after slipping and falling in the shower while house-sitting for a friend in Brussels, Belgium, celebrity website TMZ.com reported.
Colin grew up in California and Virginia and attended Berklee College of Music in Boston.
He played in a group called Apostles after college with guitarist Jimmy Stafford and singer Rob Hotchkiss. The band eventually dissolved, and Colin moved to Singapore for a year to write jingles.
Eventually, Colin, Hotchkiss and Stafford relocated to San Francisco, where Train formed in the early '90s with singer Pat Monahan. Colin brought in drummer Scott Underwood to round out the group, according to an interview with Colin and Hotchkiss in Berklee's alumni magazine.
As a founding member of Train, Colin played on the band's first three records, 1998's self-titled album, 2001's "Drops of Jupiter" and 2003's "My Private Nation." The latter two releases peaked at No. 6 on the Billboard 200 chart.
"Meet Virginia," from Train's debut album broke the top 20 of the Billboard Hot 100, but it was their sophomore album, "Drops of Jupiter," that confirmed the band's success.
