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The Texas K.G.B. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The Texas K.G.B. (Kelly Green Band) is an American band that plays an original style of Americana music. They have a diverse sound that draws inspiration from classic rock, country, blues, and even a touch of funk. Albums include “Captain Americana”, “Songs in the Key of Pain Part 1” and “Songs in the Key of Pain Part 2”. Biography [edit source]

Formation

TTKGB formed in Austin, Texas in December of 2012. Founding members were Kelly Green (lead, slide guitar and vocals), Jace Cadle (rhythm guitar and vocals) and Dog Burnett (drums). They produced a demo CD, “Captain Americana”. And were immediately invited to play the Americana venue, Opa’s, for the 2013 SXSW. In 2014 B.B. Lee, Kelly’s father, joined the band to play bass guitar. The band was then joined by Kelly’s brother, Kody Lee, in 2015 after he graduated Reinhardt University with a degree in music. The band cut their first official CD, “Songs in the Key of Pain, Part 1” late in 2015. Recorded at the 512 Studios in Austin and produced by Omar Vallejo (part of the well known Vallejo band), it was released in January of 2016. The album immediately rose to number 1 on the AirPlay Direct Americana Radio Chart. Kody eventually replaced Dog on drums as he left with B.B. to form the B.B. Lee 3, now the backup band for David Allen Coe. B.B. was replaced on bass by Amber Lucille for a few months. Then late in 2016, Violet Lea joined The Texas K.G.B. to play bass. Formerly an opera singer in college, Violet also sings lead and backup vocals and writes some of the music. In April of 2017, TTKGB returned to the 512 Studios to cut “Songs in the Key of Pain, Part 2”. Again produced by Omar Vallejo, the album should be released in June.

Members [edit source] Current members [edit source] •	Kelly Green – Lead Guitar/Vocals •	Jace Cadle – Rhythm Guitar/Vocals •	Kody Lee – Drums/Vocals •	Violet Lea – Bass Guitar/Vocals Former members [edit source] •	Dog Burnett – Drums •	B.B. Lee – Bass Guitar •	Amber Lucille – Bass Guitar

Discography [edit source] Studio albums [edit source] Year	Title 2013	Captain Americana 2015	Songs in the Key of Pain Part 1 2017	Songs in the Key of Pain Part 2 See also [edit source] •	Music of Austin

External links [edit source] •	Official website