“Hillbilly Rockstars”
The Boys are a dynamic band fronted by twin brothers, Lee and Adam Klett. With roots in classic rock and 90's country music, they bring a traditional feel back to modern country music.
Lee and Adam are Midwest country artists from SE Iowa. They started their music journey together in 2007 with a short lived classic country band (Big River) that was pretty close to being a Johnny Cash tribute band. Shortly after, they split to form an original rock band (Simple Design, Lee) and a classic rock cover band (Naked Friday, Adam). Lee eventually moved on to form a classic rock/ country band (Aces and Eights) and Adam transformed Naked Friday into The Boys at the beginning of 2014. By 2016 they were writing original music and joined forces as The Boys. The Boys are dual members of the MCMO (Midwest Country Music Organization) and are known by their peers as superb songwriters. Known for their rich natural harmonies and well rounded writing style they are a go to group for venues looking for entertainment. With their flexibility of performing solo, duo, acoustic and full band they can play anywhere for any audience.
Now while the band is ever evolving we believe we have the dream team right now. Brian “Pickles” Peterschmidt (6 Strings Down, The Sprucells, Staggard) keeps the beat as the drummer. Jake “Whistlepig” Burington (Aces&8's) plays the riffs to perfection on the lead guitar. Rick “Bama” Holmes (Cattywampus) keeps the low notes flowing with his bass guitar although sometimes he allows Jarod “Randy” Conrad (Aces&8's) to fulfill those duties.
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Highlights
Direct Support - Main Stage
Granger Smith (June 2016)
Chase Rice (July 2017)
Hairball (January 2018)
Frankie Ballard/ Michael Ray (July 2018)
Confederate Railroad (November 2019)
Shenandoah (March 2019)
The Frontmen (January 2020)
Diamond Rio (Feb 2020)
Rodney Atkins (July 2022)
Sawyer Brown (June 2023)
Allie Colleen (August 2023)
Wade Hayes (December 2023)
Brian White (January 2024) Montgomery Gentry/ Dillon Carmichael (June 2024)
Colin Raye (Feb 2025) Trace Adkins (August 2025)
Event Support
Alternate Stage
Chris Cagle / Lily Rose / Calista Clark (August 2022)
Roots and Boots Colin Raye / Aaron Tippin / Sammy Kershaw (May 2023) Sawyer Brown (May 2024) Elle King TriState Rodeo(Sept 2024)
Headline Events
Main Stage
VanBuren County Fair (July 2018)
Knoxville Nationals (August 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025)
Kasey Kahne "Music & Beers" (Aug 2019)
Wapello County Fair (July 2023) Knoxville Late Model Nationals (September 2025)