ABOUT
Brother (David Bingaman) and The Hayes (Jennie Hayes Kurtz) are siblings hailing from Dallas, Texas. Growing up, Jennie Hayes sang in the choir while David taught himself to play guitar by listening to blues musicians like Stevie Ray Vaughan and Ligntin’ Hopkins. They both became interested in folk music and songwriting in college and began to collaborate while attending the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville. David and Jennie Hayes found that their love for the blues, traditional country music, and bluegrass was the perfect vehicle for their playful, honest, and story-driven songwriting.
They decided to move to Nashville after college where they would dabble with careers in the music industry and settle into day jobs, gigging at night. Jennie Hayes began working for the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum where she received an extensive education on the history of country music and helped with exhibits doing things like dress mannequins with Alan Jackson's blue jeans. She eventually joined the museum's education team where she wrote and taught songwriting curriculum and organized tours and songwriting programs for students.
David worked for three years at the historic Bluebird Café frying up chicken fingers for Bluebird regulars and legendary songwriters like Kris Kristofferson and Don Schlitz. David often let his sister sneak into the back of the club where she could hide in the hallway and listen to some of the best songwriters in the world. Between the Country Music Hall of Fame and the Bluebird, the siblings’ first few years in Nashville were a crash course in songwriting and the music industry.
Inspired by Nashville's best, David and Jennie Hayes could not kick their desire to write and play their own music. In 2017 the siblings made some career changes, officially formed Brother and The Hayes, and released 'The Dead End EP'. In 2019 they produced and released their first full-length album, 'Tennessee Nights', and in 2021 released another EP produced by Ken Coomer titled ‘The Art of Letting Go’.
Their latest release, Another Strange Time, is turning heads. "Over a steady, lightly rocking arrangement, enhanced by a soulful guitar solo and sprinkling keys, 'Something to Find' recalls the Drive-By Truckers at their most thoughtful." - The Indy Review
Brother and The Hayes is now touring all over the country playing premier listening rooms, clubs, honky tonks, and festivals. You would be hard pressed to find a band that writes more authentically and has more fun playing together. The rapport between brother and sister on stage is something to behold as they draw you in and make you feel like part of the family.