The Hellecasters (1998-2002) was an American guitar group composed of prominent session musicians and a core trio of guitarists, Will Ray, John Jorgenson and Jerry Donahue.
In 1990, Donohue ran into Ray at the Palomino and proposed that they play a set together at an open-mic session at the same club.
Michael Nesmith attended the April 1991 show and 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.
[5] In 2002, the band released its final album, Essential Listening Volume 1, a 13-track compilation which included two new songs.