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Charlie Colin, Founding Bassist of ‘Drops of Jupiter’ Band Train, Dead at 58

Charlie Colin, the founding bassist of the pop-rock group Train who played on the Grammy-winning hit "Drops of Jupiter," has died at the age of 58.

Charlie Colin, the founding bassist of the pop-rock group Train who featured on the band’s Grammy-winning hit “Drops of Jupiter,” has died at the age of 58. Train formed in earnest in the mid-Nineties when Colin, who studied at the Berklee School of Music, joined fellow alumni and guitarist Rob Hotchkiss, plus lead guitarist Jimmy Stafford, drummer Scott Underwood, and singer Pat Monahan in the new group; Colin, Hotchkiss, and Stafford previously performed together in the short-lived L.A.-based act, the Apostles. Three years later, in 2001, Train released their album Drops of Jupiter, with the title track eventually becoming a Top Five hit on the Hot 100.

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