3 Chord rodeo

  3 Chord Rodeo band members are all veterans of the Austin, Nashville and California  music scenes. We perform regularly on the dance hall and club circuit of  Central and South Texas including  venues like The Broken Spoke, The  Saxon Pub, Mercer Street Dance Hall, Guero’s Taco Bar Oak Garden,  Bangers Sausage House and Beer Garden, The Little Longhorn Saloon, The  Watering Hole Saloon (New Braunfels),  Kendalia Halle, The Roundup  Outdoor Music Venue (Boerne), Western Edge (Fredericksberg), and Leon  Springs (San Antonio). We also keep very busy performing at weddings, private parties and corporate events, and can provide references upon request. 

  The band was created in 2012 by long-time Austin friends and musicians  Bobby Dabbs (lead guitar) and Greg Scarborough (bass guitar and vocals). California  native Lauren Ellis (steel, lead guitar and vocals) joined the band  shortly after moving to Austin from Nashville, where she toured with  Rita Coolidge, Rosie Flores, Rick Trevino and former Monkee Peter Tork. Since then, we have added Nashville sideman and Austin resident, Brent Wilson (rhythm guitar). Brent’s  resume includes appearances on the Grand Ole Opry and working with such  country music legends as Johnny Bush, Charlie Louvin and Austin’s  Wagoneers. Rounding  out the band is Austin, Texas native Bill Mansell on drums. Bill has  performed with Jubal Clark (Willie’s Picnic ‘79), Bill Carter, The  Desires, The Lift, Lou Ann Barton, the Argyles, and Jake Penrod. You  never know who may drop in; Earl Poole Ball (piano) and Jon Kemppainen  (fiddle) are also regular guest performers.