Thu Oct 13th, 2011
Brazilbilly, one of Nashville's best kept secrets, are a traditional Country band with Latin flair, led by front man Jesse Lee Jones known as the "Brazilian Hillbilly". Having played together for ten years, the band have released their first original single, ‘Everyone Wants To Dance With My Girl', a Country style song with a south of the border groove. Visit the web site and watch the video which was shot at Roberts at www.brazilbilly.com. Buy the single at itunes or Amazon.
Members of the band have worked with Country stars such as Josh Turner, Don Helms, Ray Price, Raul Malo, Mel Tillis, Vince Gill, Brooks and Dunn, Trisha Yearwood, and many more. You can find them every Friday and Saturday night playing at Roberts Western World, downtown Nashville, dusting off some old tunes and trying out some new hot songs. Check them out, they'll be glad to meet you! www.robertswesternworld.com
Band leader Jesse Lee left his native Brazil in 1985 with $500, a guitar and a love Country music. Jesse Lee's story will be featured on BBC Radio 4 in October as part of the series ‘Musical Migrants' and again on the BBC World Service. Stay tuned!
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