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The Lost Trailers Announce Breakup

The Lost Trailers are heading down different roads, with each member of the group setting out to pursue their own projects by the end of the year.

The band -- Ryder Lee (lead vocals), Manny Medina (bass guitar), Drew Nielson (keyboards), Stokes Nielson (lead guitar) and Jeff Potter (drums) -- will continue to tour together this year, including their stint on the Country Throwdown tour.

"I'm thrilled to finish playing out the shows on the calendar for our fans; we've been blessed to have their unending support over the years," said Ryder. "I'm very much looking forward to the next phase of my career."

"We started this band as a bunch of high school friends with a dream of making music, and we've taken that dream to incredible places that have opened a lot of doors for us," Stokes adds. "I look forward to thanking the fans on our tour dates throughout this year; they've always been there for us. I'm excited for the future, continuing to create new music that becomes part of people's lives."

The band officially formed in 2000 after Ryder and Stokes both gravitated towards music in high school, where they convinced another student, drummer Jeff Potter, to join them in a band named Ryder Stokes. Stokes' younger brother, Drew, became their bassist and moved over to keyboards when Manny Median joined the group.

Changing their name to the Lost Trailers after literally losing three equipment trailers to thieves, the group released two independent albums before signing a major label deal. Their fifth and final album, 'Holler Back,' peaked at No. 5 on the country charts.

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spot424

AS MOM USE TO SAY: "IF YOU HAVE NOTHING NICE TO SAY, DON'T SAY ANYTHING AT ALL". THE LOST TRAILERS WERE MORE THAN JUST A GROUP OF MUSIC PLAYERS. THEY DID NUMEROUS CHARITIES AND FREE CONCERTS TO HELP OTHERS IN NEED. THOSE THAT DON'T KNOW THEM HAVE MISSED OUT ON SOME WONDERFUL PEOPLE. THEY MUST HAVE BEEN GOOD IF PEOPLE LIKE WILLIE NELSON, TIM MCGRAW, CARRIE UNDERWOOD, JUST TO MENTION A FEW....SUPPORTED THEM AND HAD THEM PLAY THEIR CONCERTS. THEY LOVED PLAYING THEIR MUSIC, LOVED THE FANS, BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY LOVED FAMILY VALUES AND SET HIGH MORAL STANDARDS. THEY ARE AN INCREDIBLE GROUP OF PEOPLE, I WILL MISS VERY MUCH THEM AS THE LOST TRAILERS, BUT FEEL THAT THE SEPARATION, WILL ENHANCE THEIR LIVES AND THE LIVES THAT THEY TOUCH. THEY ARE NOT QUITTERS, AND THEY WILL POSITIVELY IMPACT LIVES WHERE EVER THEY TRAVEL. GUYS.... YOU ARE MY HEROS!
LOVE, AUNT SUSIE

June 06 2010 at 8:10 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
causetostir

Yea , I guess with a name like Bubba you'd know who these mownecks were. Ever heard of Deliverance

June 02 2010 at 12:19 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
causetostir

With a name like that they should have split a long time ago. How about a name like Sticky Buns or Fudge Packers. At least a worthy name

June 02 2010 at 12:16 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Hey Bubba

They are pretty good as far as the new pop-country groups go. Sad to see them breaking up as they put out decent music which is hard to find nowadays.

June 02 2010 at 12:09 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
b\'hamster

Who? lol, AOL must be desperate for news! did they plug that well or somethin?

June 01 2010 at 11:01 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Sandy

They are very talented and I will miss them. I just saw them in concert (again) yesterday. I told them I will continue to follow their careers even when they go their separate ways. Good luck, guys.

June 01 2010 at 9:45 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
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spot424

THANKS FOR A NICE COMMENT FOR MY NEPHEWS!
AUNT SUSIE

June 06 2010 at 8:12 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Paula

never heard of them

June 01 2010 at 8:17 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
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j

another group of losers bite the dust . Good bye

June 01 2010 at 10:01 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
biaoxianbuk

"We started this band as a bunch of high school friends with a dream of making music, and we've taken that dream to incredible places that have opened a lot of doors for us," Stokes adds. "I look forward to thanking the fans on our tour dates throughout this year; they've always been there for us. I'm excited for the future, continuing to create new music that becomes part of people's lives.My boyfriend thinks the same with me. He is eight years older than me, lol. We met online at agelesscupid .c om a nice and free place for younger women and older men, or older women and younger men, to interact with each other. Maybe you wanna check out or tell your friends.

June 02 2010 at 12:37 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply