Chicken Parts

 “Free Beer and Chicken.”

That name was taken from a John Lee Hooker album and served the band well in their 25-year travels through six midwestern states. The group got their start in small-town, Nelson, Nebraska on the stage of an annual production featuring local talent. Interspersed with music and comedy, the shows became so popular that as many as 1600 people would attend over three nights in the town of 500 people. The musicians and two comedians from those shows formed Free Beer and Chicken and began performing at corporate events with Jensen scripting most of the comedic bits that were tailored for the group that was being entertained. Eventually Free Beer and Chicken morphed into a popular dance band focusing on performing for community celebrations and weddings. Covid dissolved the band’s schedule in 2020 and that led to the disbanding of the group in 2021. Four musicians remained interested in continuing to perform and that led to those remaining parts of Free Beer and Chicken to becoming,............................

“Chicken Parts.”