Rachel Haden
Rachel Haden (born
New York City,
October 11,
1971) is one of the triplet daughters of
free jazz bassist
Charlie Haden, famous for his jazz career with
Ornette Coleman.
In the early 1990's, Rachel played bass guitar for
that dog., a band that also included her sister
Petra. Her sister
Tanya also contributed cello on several that dog. recordings but did not tour as an official member of the band. Around this time Rachel also played drums and performed backup vocals for
Beck on the songs "Totally Confused" and "Steve Threw Up". She also played drums for Beck's "Pink Noise (Rock Me Amadeus)".
Later, Rachel became one of the four founding members of the band
The Rentals, along with
Rod Cervera,
Weezer's
Patrick Wilson and
Matt Sharp. In 1996, she performed lead vocals on
Weezer's song "I Just Threw Out the Love of My Dreams", the only released
Weezer song to not feature
Rivers Cuomo on lead vocals. This song was originally written for the abandoned
Songs from the Black Hole album. Rachel was Rivers' choice to play the 'good girl' character.
In 1999 Rachel contributed the song "Poems, Prayers, and Promises" for the album "a Tribute to John Denver" Around this same time she played bass and performed vocals as a member of
The Martinis along with
Pixies guitarist
Joey Santiago and his wife
Linda Mallari.
More recently, in 2001, Rachel toured as a backup singer and keyboardist for
Jimmy Eat World. And in 2004 Rachel, along with her sisters
Petra and
Tanya recorded a set of traditional country songs as The Haden Triplets with their longtime friend and former
Dieselhed member
Zac Holtzman, currently of the band
Dengue Fever.
Rachel continues to make music in the Los Angeles area, most recently with Petra Haden's acappella choir
The Sell Outs and as a member of the most recent lineup of
The Rentals.
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Poems, Prayers, and Promises sound file
