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Reckless Kelly (band)
American band
Reckless Kelly | |
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Willy Braun and Chris Schelske at the Reckless Kelly Celebrity Softball Jam | |
| Origin | Stanley, Idaho, U.S. |
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| Years active | present. |
| Members | Willy Braun Cody Braun Geoffrey Queen Jay Nazz Joe Miller |
| Past members | David Abeyta Casey Pollock Adam Odor Jimmy "JAM" McFeeley Chris Schelske |
| Website | |
Reckless Kelly is an American country rock band formed in Stanley, Idaho.
Muzzie braun biography of martin Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations. Wicked Twisted Road was released in , and the next year the live album Reckless Kelly Was Here captured the band's stage presence. External links [ edit ]. Both bands have achieved national success with their Western roots music.The band relocated to Austin, Texas in October
History
Led by brothers Willy (vocals/guitar) and Cody Braun (vocals/fiddle/mandolin/harmonica), the alternative country-rock outfit Reckless Kelly formed in Stanley, Idaho in February before moving to Austin, Texas. The Brauns had previously toured with their father in Muzzie Braun & the Boys, a Western swing band, and were joined in their own group by the lead guitarist Casey Pollock, the bass guitarist Chris Schelske and the drummer Jay Nazz.
With their younger brothers Micky and Gary, Cody and Willy were raised in central Idaho near the Sawtooth Mountains, between Clayton and Challis in Custer County, and were homeschooled by their mother. Originally they were "Muzzie Braun & the Little Braun Brothers", as Muzzie and his brothers Gary and Billy were the "Braun Brothers" from Twin Falls in the s and early s, sons of the musician Eustaceus "Mustie" Braun.[1][2] From North Dakota, Mustie was a neighbor and relative of the bandleader Lawrence Welk, and was a keyboard player during the last days of legalized gambling in Idaho at Weiser in the early s.
He then moved to the new Club 93 in Jackpot, Nevada, on the Idaho border, and moved his family to Twin Falls, about fifty miles (80&#;km) north.[3] In February , Mustie and wife Marian (née Beckman) were involved in a head-on collision north of Jackpot, and both died from their injuries.[2]
In , Muzzie and his sons appeared on Johnny Carson's Tonight Show twice.[1][3]
Reckless Kelly played locally on the historic Sixth Street in Austin.
Muzzie braun biography of martin lewis The two became friends and when Cody and Willy were looking to move to a place where they could take their music to a level unattainable in Idaho, Muzzie asked Keen if he could help them get settled in Austin. The Reckless Kelly that hit Austin in was supposed to be big stars 10 years later. This article needs additional citations for verification. Learn how and when to remove these messages.They turned Lucy's Retired Surfers Bar, a small bar and restaurant, into a noted music venue with their Monday night residency from November to May During this period, other music venues in Austin invited them to play, including the Continental Club, the Saxon Pub, Stubb's Barbecue, and Antone's Home of the Blues.
Reckless Kelly's first album, Millican, appeared in fall and was officially released in Acoustic: Live at Stubb's and The Day followed two years later, after which David Abeyta replaced Pollock on lead guitar.
Under the Table & Above the Sun in began the band's relationship with the high-profile Sugar Hill label and won the hearts of the music press and the honky tonkin' legend Joe Ely, who sang the band's praises in interviews. Wicked Twisted Road was released in , and the next year the live album Reckless Kelly Was Here captured the band's stage presence.
Bulletproof was released in summer on a new label, Yep Roc Records, and includes tracks critical of and reflecting on recent sociopolitical unfoldings, such as the Iraq War and Hurricane Katrina.
Muzzie braun biography of martin luther Somewhere in Time , in the band's own words, highlighted their love of "straight-up honky tonk". The Braun brothers grew up in mountain seclusion, with no electricity or running water, for about seven months a year and toured from Montana to California the other five months. Top Latest Discussions. It was quite a scene.In , Reckless released an album of songs by one of their musical heroes, Pinto Bennett. Somewhere in Time, in the band's own words, highlighted their love of "straight-up honky tonk". The band regularly returns to Austin to play before capacity crowds at venues like Nutty Brown Cafe & Amphitheatre.
Younger brothers Micky and Gary Braun front their own band, Micky & The Motorcars.
Both bands play at the annual Braun Brothers Reunion in Challis, Idaho, in August.
Discography
Studio albums
Live albums
Compilations
Music videos
Current members
- Willy Braun (lead vocals, guitar, harmonica )
- Cody Braun (vocals, fiddle, mandolin, harmonica)
- Jay "Nazz" Nazziola (drums)
- Joe Miller (bass guitar)
- Geoffrey Queen (lead guitar)
Former members
- Casey Pollock (lead guitar)
- Jimmy "Jam" McFeeley (bass guitar)
- Chris "Shifty" Schelske (bass guitar)
- David Abeyta (lead guitar, vocals)