Kelly Richey | |
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Born | Lexington, Kentucky, U.S. | November 30, 1962
Genres | Blues |
Instrument(s) | Guitar |
Years active | 1986–present |
Labels | Sweet Lucy |
Website | KellyRichey.com |
Kelly Richey (born November 30, 1962) is an American blues rock guitarist, singer and composer based out of Cincinnati, Ohio. [1] [2]
Kelly Richey was born and raised in Lexington, Kentucky, United States, [3] in a conservative Christian household that avoided rock music. Her first instrument was the piano. [4] [5] Her second instrument was a drum kit that her neighbor let her take home. After a couple of months of playing drums in her bedroom, her father offered to buy her anything she wanted; she chose the guitar. She started learning guitar at age 15; she reached a point where she was practicing 12 hours a day. [6] [7] [8]
Kelly Richey joined Kopana Terry, Kiya Heartwood and Tony Nagy in 1986. In 1988 she sat in with Albert King at the Cuckoo Club in Nashville. [9] [10] In 1990, she formed The Kelly Richey Band (KRB). [11] In 1997 she moved from Lexington, Kentucky to Mount Auburn, Cincinnati. [12] Writing of her 2001 album Sending Me Angels, Guitar Player praised her "fiery solos" and her "fast, powerful picking hand", which she credited to having played as a drummer. [13] She cites Roy Buchanan as an influence, [13] besides Stevie Ray Vaughan, Jimi Hendrix [1] and Lonnie Mack. [14] She released eleven albums between 1994 and 2008. [6] Her 2006 album Speechless consisted entirely of instrumentals. [15] She took a break from performing in 2010. [16] [17]
Richey plays a 1965 Fender Stratocaster, the same she has played since the 1980s. [18] [13] It has a 1963 body and a 1965 neck, with a traditional Fender tremolo; the pickups are Seymour Duncan and she uses SIT strings (.10-.046). [13] She plays through a Fender Super Reverb with an Ibanez Tube Screamer. [13]
Kelly Richey | |
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Born | Lexington, Kentucky, U.S. | November 30, 1962
Genres | Blues |
Instrument(s) | Guitar |
Years active | 1986–present |
Labels | Sweet Lucy |
Website | KellyRichey.com |
Kelly Richey (born November 30, 1962) is an American blues rock guitarist, singer and composer based out of Cincinnati, Ohio. [1] [2]
Kelly Richey was born and raised in Lexington, Kentucky, United States, [3] in a conservative Christian household that avoided rock music. Her first instrument was the piano. [4] [5] Her second instrument was a drum kit that her neighbor let her take home. After a couple of months of playing drums in her bedroom, her father offered to buy her anything she wanted; she chose the guitar. She started learning guitar at age 15; she reached a point where she was practicing 12 hours a day. [6] [7] [8]
Kelly Richey joined Kopana Terry, Kiya Heartwood and Tony Nagy in 1986. In 1988 she sat in with Albert King at the Cuckoo Club in Nashville. [9] [10] In 1990, she formed The Kelly Richey Band (KRB). [11] In 1997 she moved from Lexington, Kentucky to Mount Auburn, Cincinnati. [12] Writing of her 2001 album Sending Me Angels, Guitar Player praised her "fiery solos" and her "fast, powerful picking hand", which she credited to having played as a drummer. [13] She cites Roy Buchanan as an influence, [13] besides Stevie Ray Vaughan, Jimi Hendrix [1] and Lonnie Mack. [14] She released eleven albums between 1994 and 2008. [6] Her 2006 album Speechless consisted entirely of instrumentals. [15] She took a break from performing in 2010. [16] [17]
Richey plays a 1965 Fender Stratocaster, the same she has played since the 1980s. [18] [13] It has a 1963 body and a 1965 neck, with a traditional Fender tremolo; the pickups are Seymour Duncan and she uses SIT strings (.10-.046). [13] She plays through a Fender Super Reverb with an Ibanez Tube Screamer. [13]