A Day in the Life was an American

United States

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 rock

Rock music

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 band formed in Dayton

Dayton, Ohio

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, Ohio

Ohio

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, in 2001. The band is now Hawthorne Heights

Hawthorne Heights

Hawthorne Heights is an American rock band from Dayton, Ohio, formed in 2001. Their line-up currently consists of lead-singer and rhythm guitarist JT Woodruff, lead-guitarist and vocalist Micah Carli, bassist and backing vocalist Matt Ridenour, and drummer Eron Bucciarelli...

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History

They were formed by JT Woodruff, Jesse Blair, Andy Saunders, Josh Bethel, and Andy Lazier. They took their name from the popular Beatles

The Beatles

The Beatles were an English rock band, active throughout the 1960s and one of the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed acts in the history of popular music. Formed in Liverpool, by 1962 the group consisted of John Lennon , Paul McCartney , George Harrison and Ringo Starr...

 song "A Day in the Life

A Day in the Life

"A Day in the Life" is a song by The Beatles, the final track on the group's 1967 album Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. Credited to Lennon–McCartney, the song comprises distinct segments written independently by John Lennon and Paul McCartney, with orchestral additions...

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Their first record was a demo entitled Four Bullets for One Girl, which sold its 500 copy run in 2 months. This brought them to the attention of Confined Records, with which they released an album entitled Nine Reasons to Say Goodbye. Finally, they released a 6-song EP entitled Paper Chromatography: The Fade from Dark to Light in the winter of 2003 before becoming the more successful Hawthorne Heights

Hawthorne Heights

Hawthorne Heights is an American rock band from Dayton, Ohio, formed in 2001. Their line-up currently consists of lead-singer and rhythm guitarist JT Woodruff, lead-guitarist and vocalist Micah Carli, bassist and backing vocalist Matt Ridenour, and drummer Eron Bucciarelli...

. Later, after the band had already signed to Victory Records

Victory Records

Victory Records is a Chicago-based record label founded by Tony Brummel. It is a privately held corporation. It also operates a music publishing company called "Another Victory, Inc." and is the distributor of several smaller independent record labels....

, Radio Eat Radio Records re-released 5 of these songs on a compilation entitled From Ohio with Love

From Ohio with Love

From Ohio with Love is a three-way-split album featuring songs from A Day in the Life , Hit the Lights, and The Red Affair .-Track listing:...

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In 2003, lead vocalist/rhythm guitarist JT Woodruff changed the name of the band to Hawthorne Heights

Hawthorne Heights

Hawthorne Heights is an American rock band from Dayton, Ohio, formed in 2001. Their line-up currently consists of lead-singer and rhythm guitarist JT Woodruff, lead-guitarist and vocalist Micah Carli, bassist and backing vocalist Matt Ridenour, and drummer Eron Bucciarelli...

. The first song the band wrote after the change is entitled "The Transition".

Former members

• JT Woodruff – lead vocals, rhythm guitar (2001–2003)
• Andy Saunders – rhythm guitar, backing vocals (2001–2002)
• Andy Lazier – drums, percussion (2001–2002)
• Kevin Byers - bass, backing vocals (2001)
• Josh Bethel – bass, backing vocals (2001–2002)
• Jesse Blair – lead & rhythm guitars (2001–2002)
• Nick Corns - lead & rhythm guitars (2002)
• Micah Carli – lead & rhythm guitars (2002–2003)
• Nick Testa – bass, backing vocals (2002–2003)
• Eron Bucciarelli – drums, percussion (2002–2003)
• Casey Calvert – rhythm guitar, backing vocals (2002–2003) (d. 2007)

Line-ups

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(2001–2002)	JT Woodruff – lead vocals, rhythm guitar Jesse Blair – lead & rhythm guitars Andy Saunders – rhythm guitar, backing vocals Kevin Byers – bass, backing vocals Andy Lazier – drums, percussion
(2002)	JT Woodruff – lead vocals, rhythm guitar Shane Hawk – lead & rhythm guitars Andy Saunders – rhythm guitar, backing vocals Josh Bethel – bass, backing vocals Andy Lazier – drums, percussion
(2002)	JT Woodruff – lead vocals, rhythm guitar Micah Carli – lead & rhythm guitars Andy Saunders – rhythm guitar, backing vocals Josh Bethel – bass, backing vocals Andy Lazier – drums, percussion
(2002)	JT Woodruff – lead vocals, rhythm guitar Nick Corns – lead & rhythm guitars Andy Saunders – rhythm guitar, backing vocals Nick Testa – bass, backing vocals Andy Lazier – drums, percussion
(2002)	JT Woodruff – lead vocals, rhythm guitar Micah Carli – lead & rhythm guitars Andy Saunders – rhythm guitar, backing vocals Nick Testa – bass, backing vocals Eron Bucciarelli – drums, percussion
(2002–2003)	JT Woodruff – lead vocals, rhythm guitar Micah Carli – lead & rhythm guitars Casey Calvert – rhythm guitar, backing vocals Nick Testa – bass, backing vocals Eron Bucciarelli – drums, percussion