Kenessee: Owensboro Country Music Duo Release "Coast" [Video]

Friday afternoon, I was doing a remote at the Don Moore Automotive on Frederica Street and spent a lot of time with Colt Graves, who is the Sales Manager for the Nissan portion of the dealership. When I met him, I had no idea that Colt is also a musician. Well, I know now. After talking to him, I now know that music runs deep in his blood. His father and grandfather are both skilled musicians. Colt gets it honest. It's a passion and, honestly, a way of life. He may be selling cars by day, but at night he's cruising the 'Backroads" with his buddy, Jay Jones. Just a few months ago, these friends merged to form Kenessee, a new country music duo from right here in Owensboro.

It may not be your typical story of how a country music duo forms, but Colt and Jay Jones actually met and became friends at church. They quickly discovered they share a mutual passion for songwriting, playing, singing, creating. That love for music has continued and that friendship has now turned into a fully-formed collaboration.

In May, Kenessee was born and the guys have been hard at work in the studio since. As a matter of fact, they've got something to show for it. Big time. In the last month, the duo officially released their first two songs. Here's "Coast"-->

And here's "Backroads," a Kenessee song featuring their occasional co-writer Adam Scott.

As you can likely hear, Kenessee's influences run the gamut. There's traditional country, Bro-country, Southern rock, bluegrass and even hip hop.

The guys called into the WBKR morning show today to chat about their new music, their partnership and what's next.