An Irish rock and roll showband [4] by the same name was active in the sixties releasing a single covering Wooly Bully and "Fortune Teller".
MaryLynne and Brad both performed in cover bands and hosted a weekly open mic where they eventually became a musical duo.
Following their audition for the Country Music Television show, The Stellas performed weekly for millions of American viewers and earned fourth place in the competition.
The Stellas wrote most of the songs on their 10-track self-titled debut album, except for a cover of Fairground Attraction's “Perfect” and a live version of Boudleaux Bryant's “Love Hurts”.
Collaborations on the album include Trevisick on “Take It Slow”, Pistol Annies’ Angaleena Presley on “I Can’t Listen to Love Songs” and multi-platinum Nashville songwriter John Scott Sherrill (Kris Kristofferson, Willie Nelson) on “Wished for You”.
[7] Zac Brown recorded and released a song called "Let It Rain" that he wrote with Brad for his EP The Grohl Sessions, Vol.