The Coats
are an a cappella singing group based along the west coast of the United States and originated in Seattle, Washington. It consists of bass singer Kerry Dahlen, baritone Doug Wisness, and Jamie Dieveney and Keith Michael Anderson as second and first tenors, respectively.
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History
Singing for tourists, locals, fish vendors, and fellow buskers, our humble ambitions of earning a few clams to fight off the tuition bills quickly evolved into a full-time international performance career.
—The Coats
The group was formed in 1987, while each of its four members were studying at the
University of Washington. They began singing unprofessionally around Seattle, at such locations as
Pike Place Market, to pay their way through college. However, their unique singing style attracted attention, and they were soon singing professionally throughout the west coast and elsewhere.
Name change
The Coats were originally known as "The Trenchcoats," but following the
Columbine High School massacre, they became unintentionally associated with the
Trenchcoat Mafia. Numerous news reports erroneously provided the singing group's web address as that of the killers, so it was quickly simplified to their group's current name.
Discography
The Coats have released ten albums as of December 2008:
- 1992: It Turns Me On
- 1994: Your Joy
- 1995: Exposed
- 1996: Are You Up?
- 1999: When I'm With You
- 2000: The Coats Collection
- 2000: On Christmas Time
- 2002: The Boys Are Back
- 2005: Last a Lifetime
- 2005: The Caroler - Christmas with The Coats
According to , The Coats are currently recording an eleventh album at a "secret location near Seattle." However, no official release date has been posted.