The Forest Rangers (band)
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The Forest Rangers is a roots rock band best known for songs from the TV series Sons of Anarchy.[1] The music they created for the TV series was nominated 3 times for Emmy Awards,[2] while it has won 2 HMMA awards[3][4][5][6] and 1 OFTA television award.[7] shaping the series and captivating audiences from 2008 until 2014.[8][9]
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The band was assembled and led by Bob Thiele Jr.[10][11] (musician and music supervisor),[12] Dave Way. Bob Thiele Jr., and Dave Kushner (guitarist with Velvet Revolver) chose the band's name while writing the show's theme song "This Life"[13] inspired by a Plexi's song named "Forest Ranger". The Forest Rangers went on creating a sound that is consistent with the environment these characters live and breathe in, The Sound of Charming.[14] While the Mayans M.C. listen to Latino music, we never hear anything but rock and country playing in the Charming clubhouse.[15]
"If there was a house band playing at the Sons of Anarchy's clubhouse every Friday night, the Forest Rangers would be the band. The Rangers—heard almost every week on the popular FX drama Sons of Anarchy—wouldn't be out of place hanging at the Teller-Morrow clubhouse in Charming, California." Bob Thiele Jr.[16][17]
The regular band members are Davey Faragher on bass guitar, John Philip Shenale (often mentioned as Phil Shenale) on keyboards, Greg Leisz on pedal steel guitar, Matt Chamberlain on drums, and Gia Ciambotti on background vocals.[18][19] The band also collaborates with guest performers for vocals like Alison Mosshart, Amos Lee, Joshua James, The White Buffalo,[20] Billy Valentine, Audra Mae, Justin Warfield, Battleme, Katey Sagal,[21] and others.[18]