The Hellecasters

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The Hellecasters are an American guitar group. Composed of Nashville session players Will Ray, John Jorgenson (Desert Rose, Elton John's backup band), and Jerry Donahue (Fairport Convention), they all play modified versions of the Fender Telecaster as their main instruments. Their name, it has been speculated, comes from a pun, wherein they claim to play the Hell out of their Telecasters. They came together at the behest of Michael Nesmith of the Monkees to record an album as a gag. Their first two albums, "The Return of the Hellecasters" and "Escape from Hollywood", were released by Nesmith's Pacific Arts Audio label.

Discography

Albums

Year Title Label ASIN
1993 The Return of the Hellecasters Pharaoh B000005DWY
1994 Escape from Hollywood Pharaoh B000005DWZ
1997 Hell 3: New Axes to Grind Pharaoh B000005DX0
2002 Essential Listening 1 Hightone B00006GA49

Multi-artist collections

Year Title Label ASIN
2000 Guitars That Rule the World Vol 2 - Smell the Fuzz - The Superstar Guitar Album Metal Blade B000AAXD9U

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