Reckless Kelly (band)
| Reckless Kelly | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Stanley, Idaho, U.S. |
| Genres |
Red Dirt Texas country Roots rock Country rock Americana |
| Years active | 1997-present. |
| Website | www.recklesskelly.com |
| Members | Willy Braun Cody Braun David Abeyta Jay Nazz Joe Miller |
| Past members | Casey Pollock Adam Odor Jimmy "JAM" McFeeley Chris Schelske |
Reckless Kelly is an Americana/Texas country band based in Austin, Texas. Formed in Idaho, the band moved to Austin in January 1997. Their name was inspired by Australian bushranger Ned Kelly.
Led by brothers Willy (vocals/guitar) and Cody Braun (vocals/fiddle/mandolin/harmonica), alternative country-rock outfit Reckless Kelly formed in Bend, Oregon, before relocating to Austin, Texas, in October 1996. 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 lead guitarist Casey Pollock, bassist Chris Schelske, and drummer Jay Nazz.
Along with younger brothers Micky and Gary, Cody and Willy and 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 1970s and early 1980s, sons of musician Eustaceus "Mustie" Braun (1917–1981). From North Dakota, Mustie was a neighbor and relative of bandleader Lawrence Welk, and was a keyboardist during the last days of legalized gambling in Idaho at Weiser in the early 1950s. 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. In February 1981, Mustie and wife Marian (née Beckman) were involved in a head-on collision north of Jackpot, and both died from their injuries.
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