THE BALLISTIC PINTOS WERE BORN AUGUST 30, 1997 WHILE BOBBY,KENNY,
AND WAYNE WERE PLAYING A GIG IN OKLAHOMA OPENING FOR HONKY
TONK LEGEND AND "GOOD OL' BOY" JOE STAMPLEY. THE EMCEE FOR THE SHOW ASKED THE NAME OF OUR BAND AND BOBBY EXCLAMED
"THE BALLISTIC PINTOS". THE REST, AS THEY SAY IS HISTORY.
BOBBY KEEL HAS RECEIVED 14 GOLD AND 12 PLATINUM AWARDS FROM THE R.I.A.A. FOR SONGS RECORDED BY ARTISTS SUCH AS HANK WILLIAMS JR, DAVID ALLAN COE, CONFEDERATE RAILROAD, TRAVIS TRITT, MERLE HAGGARD, WILLIE NELSON, FREDDIE POWERS, ALBERT KING, THE CARTER FAMILY, JOHNNY RODRIGUEZ, MOE BANDY AND JOE STAMPLEY, TAMMY WYNETTE, MCGUFFY LANE, TOM JONES. BOBBY DISCOVERED THE FORESTER SISTERS AND HELPED THEM BECOME A NUMBER ONE SELLING ACT ON THE WARNER BROTHERS LABEL.
AMONG HIS HITS ARE:
"WHISKEY ON ICE" RECORDED BY HANK JR, TRAVIS TRITT, AND CONFEDERATE RAILROAD,
"TIME OFF FOR BAD BEHAVIOR" RECORDED BY DAVID ALLAN COE, AND CONFEDERATE RAILROAD,
"DADDY'S HONKY TONK" RECORDED BY MOE BANDY AND JOE STAMPLEY,
"BEIN' GONE" RECORDED BY TAMMY WYNETTE,
"WHERE'S THE LOVE WE MADE" RECORDED BY TOM JONES, IF YOU GOT IT BY ALBERT KING
"YANKEE DON'T GO HOME" RECORDED BY THE CARTER FAMILY AND THE FORESTER SISTERS. KNOWN AS "THE SONGWRITER'S SONGWRITER BOBBY HAS BEEN SUGGESTED TO INCLUSION IN THE SONGWRITERS HALL OF FAME.
THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS MINOR LABEL ARTISTS WHO HAVE RECORDED BOBBY KEEL SONGS AS WELL. PREVIOUS DEMO SINGERS FOR BOBBY HAVE INCLUDED: GARTH BROOKS, KATHY MATTEA AND T. GRAHAM BROWN.
KENNY BAGGETT IS A SONGWRITER WHO HAS PERFORMED LOCALLY AND HAS APPEARED ON THE COUNTRY MUSIC ASSOCIATION AWARDS SHOW.
WAYNE BROWN WAS A SONGWRITER WHO PERFORMED WITH MANY OF THE GREATS IN THE BUSINESS. HE PASSED AWAY AS A RESULT OF A TRAGIC AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT ON TUESDAY OCTOBER 23, 2007 WHILE TRAVELLING TO HIS DAY JOB AS AN IRON WORKER.
New Billy Don Burns album THE BERLIN TAPES out now! Outlaw-Country at its finest, a must for fans of Waylon, Willie Nelson, Billy Joe Shaver, David Allan Coe, etc.
Is sad cause she isnt gonna make it on Saturday. My heart will be with ya'll . Roger will be there though. And Bobby Keel you best keep him out of trouble... LOL.... Love Ya'll Julie
If I can't get the grandbaby quiet all I got to do is put on Gypsy and she quiets down. She is only two months old but she loves to hear Wayne sing that song. I know he is smiling down at her and lovin it.
Bobby, Thanks for the add. Tony & I were just looking at the page and he said it broke his heart to hear about Wayne. We had no idea. Our love and prayers go out to all of you and his family...guess I'll have to wait a while longer to meet him...Tony said he was a sweetheart of a man.. Lots of love, Elaine
My Brothers, Hoping you all have a merry Christmas and new year. You will never know how dear you are to my heart, In the wake of all of our loss I have come to realize that none of us are too busy to pick up the phone and say I Love You Brother. We never know if we will have that chance again. I LOVE YOU MY BROTHERS, MAY YOU HAVE PEACE AND JOY.
Wayne was one of the best guys I ever got to know. He had a heart of gold, and I will miss him greatly. I have many fond memories of times spent with him, that I will cherish. It is still a shock, thinking of this earth without him, but I know he has gone to a good place and will be rockin' with those gone before him, up above. "Rock On, Wayne Brown!"
Our deepest sympathy goes out to each and everyone of you Pintos and also every one touched by the loss of a father,sensational musician, Union brother, and dear friend. You will all be in our thoughts. We enjoyed every note played and word sang, Wayne. We know you will continue to entertain those above and what a blessing it is to have you watch over fellow musicians. You will al
