The Hellecasters

The Hellecasters are an American guitar group. Composed of noted session players Will Ray, John Jorgenson (Desert Rose, and Elton John's backup band), and Jerry Donahue (Fairport Convention), they all play modified versions of the Fender Telecaster as their main instruments. According to Jerry Donahue, after running into Will Ray at the Palomino, he proposed that they play a set together at an open-mike session at the same club. Will Ray then asked John Jorgenson to join them so as to have three-part harmonies. Their name was coined by John Jorgenson, though its meaning is obscure. Michael Nesmith of the Monkees attended their April 1991 show and subsequently signed them to his record label. 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
1993	The Return of the Hellecasters	Pharaoh
1994	Escape from Hollywood	Pharaoh
1997	Hell 3: New Axes to Grind	Pharaoh
2002	Essential Listening 1	Hightone

Multi-artist collections

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