Bio
GUITAR/ VOCALIST, BRYAN KELLY:
Like his fellow band mates it all started at a very young age for San Diego native Bryan Kelly, sweating it out in his parents garage year after year, sharpening his skills on his instrument and fine tuning his vocal prowess. After playing many a backyard shows with various bands of friends in his teenage years Bryan finally graduated to playing the local bar scene with his first band, a rockabilly trio known as the Handsome Devils. After a few years Bryan and the Devils parted ways which brought about the formation of Hard Fall Hearts, an energetic punkabilly trio that has been touring the U.S. and Europe for the past 10 years. When he's not on stage with HFH, Bryan keeps the party going with Bonneville 7!! As a proudly endorsed member of Gretsch & Fender guitars, Bryan has come to kick ass and chew bubble gum...and he's all out of bubble gum!!!
DRUMS/ BACKUP VOCALS, BECKY RUSSELL:
Becky’s drumming started when she was 9 years old. She stole a pair of drumsticks out of her big brother’s room that he brought home from school. She began beating on the furniture. Then did the school band thing. At 15 she got into the ‘Spirit of Atlanta Drum and Bugel Corps’. When Becky moved to southern California she was in several touring bands in the west coast before getting the opportunity to play in Southern California with the ‘Guana Batz’ in the late 1990’s. Two of the boys from the Guana Batz started ‘Bonneville 7’.
Between playing drums and racing motocross, Becky continued playing in several working bands. Becky started ‘Bonneville 7’ back up with ‘Hard Fall Hearts’ front man Bryan Kelly and Eddie Montoya. They play all over Southern California. Later bringing in Ian 'Rocket' Watson, Sam 'Barefoot' Johnson and 'Wild' Bill Grubbs.
Becky has played in the Gas Lamp Quarter and all over San Diego County subbing and playing with 'Chill Boy', 'Big Rig Deluxe', 'Stilettos', 'The Robin Henkel Band' with Billy Watson and Kelly Rucker, 'Cash Kings', 'Big Daddy & the Money Shakers', 'Rip Carson', 'JumpStart', 'The Stoney B Blues Band', 'The Rhythm Ranchers', 'The Lance Dieckmann Band', 'Phil Diiorio Band', 'Sickstring Outlaws', 'Charles Burton Blues Band', 'Flipside Burners', 'Joe Wood & the Lonley One's' and many others. Currently Becky plays with ‘Bonneville 7’.
BASSIST/ BACK UP VOCALIST, IAN 'ROCKET' WATSON:
First of all, Rocket is from San Diego, California. He has played upright bass for 22 years now. He's been playing shows on E-bass for three shows, kidding. Rocket was in a band called 'Hard Fall Hearts' with Bryan. He is also in a band with members of the 'Shot Out Hoods'. When Rocket is not playing bass you can find him turning wrenches, sometimes for a living and builds custom cars. Currently working on three cars. He lives in a school bus, likes rare steak and is trying to quit smoking.
BASSIST/ BACK UP VOCALIST, SAM 'BAREFOOT' JOHNSON: Sub
BAND MANAGER/ SOUND ENGINEER, GLENN TRENCHARD:

Bryan Kelly, Photo by Roger Brenzel

Becky Russell, Photo by John Lower

Ian 'Rocket' Watson

Sam 'Barefoot' Johnson
