BRUSSELS — Charlie Colin, bassist and founding member of the 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 on Wednesday.
He died after slipping and falling in the shower while house-sitting for a friend in Brussels, celebrity website TMZ.com reported. Early Life and Career Colin grew up in Southern California, later attending Berklee College of Music in Boston.
After college, he played in a group called Apostles 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. Related Story: Success with Train As a founding member of the pop-rock band, 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 that confirmed the band’s success. The eight-times platinum title.