Kelley Deal
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| Kelley Deal | |
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 Performing with the Kelley Deal 6000, in 2004 |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Kelley Deal |
| Born | June 10, 1961 |
| Origin | Dayton, Ohio, U.S. |
| Genres | Alternative rock |
| Occupations | Musician |
| Instruments | Vocals Bass Lead Guitar Violin |
| Years active | 1992–present |
| Labels | 4AD Nice Records |
| Associated acts | The Breeders The Kelley Deal 6000 The Last Hard Men |
| Website | kelleydeal.net |
Kelley Deal (born June 10, 1961, in Dayton, Ohio, United States) is an American musician. The identical twin sister of Kim Deal, she is the lead guitarist of The Breeders, besides having a solo career.
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[edit] Early days
Kelley Deal was born 11 minutes before her sister. The Deal twins grew up in Huber Heights, a suburb of Dayton, Ohio. The sisters first played together in their late teens, Kim playing guitar and both sisters singing Hank Williams songs in biker bars.[1] They both had an opportunity to join the Pixies in the mid-'80s, with Kim on bass and Kelley on drums; Kim followed through while Kelley opted to move to California. While Kim made her mark as an indie musician, Kelley worked in computer programming.
[edit] Musical career
In 1989, Kim Deal and Tanya Donelly (lead guitarist of Throwing Muses) formed the next incarnation of The Breeders. Kelley was asked to play on the band's debut, Pod, but couldn't get time off from work.
[edit] The Breeders
In 1992, Kelley Deal joined the band as third guitarist, even though she didn't really know how to play. The Safari EP was the first recording she appeared on.[2] Guitarist Tanya Donelly left to form Belly a little after the release of Safari. Kim suggested Kelley should be the band's new drummer. After Kelley insisted on lead guitar, Kim gave her a crash course on all the songs in the band's set. Kelley picked up quickly and learned all the lead parts on Pod and the new parts on the album they were about to record, Last Splash. A new drummer from Dayton, Jim MacPherson, joined them. After Last Splash was released in 1993, the band toured, opening for Nirvana, and also got a slot on the Lollapalooza tour in 1994.
[edit] Drug arrest
Kelley Deal had been addicted to heroin since her teens, and her heroin use became public and problematic in 1994, after the success of Last Splash and extensive touring. She was arrested for possession in the fall of 1994 and entered rehab in Minnesota in 1995,[3] which temporarily halted The Breeders.[4]
[edit] Other projects, return to the Breeders
In rehab, Deal began writing her own songs and after rehab, she started The Kelley Deal 6000.[4][5] The band released two albums on Deal's Nice Records label, Go To The Sugar Altar in 1996 and Boom! Boom! Boom! in 1997, and went on hiatus when The Breeders were reunited.
Deal also joined the The Last Hard Men with Skid Row singer Sebastian Bach, Smashing Pumpkins drummer Jimmy Chamberlin, and Jimmy Flemion of The Frogs.[6][7] She played bass for them and they recorded an eponymous album in 1997, which was released in a limited edition on Deal's own label, Nice Records, and in 2001 on Spitfire Records.
Deal teamed back up with her sister in the late 1990s and began recording new demos for the Breeders. With a new line up, they released Title TK in 2002. Title TK features three songs recorded in 1999, where the Deal sisters played all the instruments. In April 2008, The Breeders released Mountain Battles.
[edit] Other collaborations and projects
Deal turned to knitting as part of an effort to stay sober.[8] She specializes in knitted handbags, which she sells on her website, and appeared on the DIY Network knitting show Knitty Gritty, and in 2008 released a book of her knitting handbag patterns,[9] Bags That Rock: Knitting on the Road with Kelley Deal. One of her patterns is included in the DIY Network's book Knitty Gritty Knits: 25 Fun & Fabulous Projects'.[10]
She co-wrote and played guitar on Magnetophone's "Kel's Vintage Thought". She has also performed duets with Kris Kristofferson and Supersuckers, and lately has collaborated with Mike Montgomery from the band 'Ampline' to form the band R. Ring.[11]
[edit] Discography
[edit] The Breeders
- Safari (EP) (1992)
- Last Splash (1993)
- Title TK (2002)
- Mountain Battles (2008)
[edit] The Kelley Deal 6000
- Go to the Sugar Altar (1996)
- Boom! Boom! Boom! (1997)
[edit] With Last Hard Men
- The Last Hard Men (1998/2001)
[edit] Bibliography
- Deal, Kelley (2008). Bags That Rock: Knitting on the Road with Kelley Deal. Sterling. ISBN 9781600591587. http://books.google.com/books?id=-XXoGDNpLXAC.
[edit] References
- ^ Josh Frank, Josh; Caryn Ganz (2006). Fool the world: the oral history of a band called Pixies. Macmillan. pp. 7–8. ISBN 9780312340070. http://books.google.com/books?id=P8rWq06wCpsC&pg=PA7.
- ^ Wice, Nathaniel (April 1992). "The Breeders: A Band of One's Own for Kim Deal". SPIN. http://books.google.com/books?id=BIp60FGwMK4C&pg=PT86. Retrieved 14 April 2011.
- ^ Costa, Maddy (24 May 2002). "The Addict Family". The Age. http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2002/05/24/1022038473556.html. Retrieved 14 April 2011.
- ^ a b Raha, Maria (2005). Cinderella's big score: women of the punk and indie underground. Seal. p. 146. ISBN 9781580051163. http://books.google.com/books?id=8-NGokpBxFcC&pg=PA146.
- ^ Carew, Anthony (18 April 2008). "The deal makers". The Age. http://www.theage.com.au/news/music/the-deal-makers/2008/04/17/1208025361459.html. Retrieved 13 April 2011.
- ^ Flick, Larry (13 November 1999). "Bach's Ready to 'Bring 'em Back Alive' on Spitfire Set". Billboard. http://books.google.com/books?id=fAgEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA16&dq=%22kelley+deal%22&hl=en&ei=iz6mTaPOCcGftwfg6cWFAQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=9&ved=0CFcQ6AEwCA#v=onepage&q=%22kelley%20deal%22&f=false. Retrieved 14 April 2011.
- ^ Hanson, Amy (2004). Smashing Pumpkins: Tales of a Scorched Earth. Helter Skelter. p. 123. ISBN 9781900924689. http://books.google.com/books?id=yS8UAQAAIAAJ&q=%22The+Last+Hard+Men%22+bach&dq=%22The+Last+Hard+Men%22+bach&hl=en&ei=vwCnTeGQOIHPgAezvO3zBQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=6&ved=0CDgQ6AEwBQ.
- ^ Saidman, Sorelle (30 January 2001). "reeders Booked For Los Angeles Charity Show". MTV. http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1438864/breeders-booked-los-angeles-charity-show.jhtml. Retrieved 13 April 2011.
- ^ Harper, Kate (13 March 2008). "The Breeders' Kelley Deal To Put Out Knitting Book". Chart Attack. http://www.chartattack.com/news/53417/the-breeders-kelley-deal-to-put-out-knitting-book. Retrieved 13 April 2011.
- ^ Howell, Vickie (2007). Knitty Gritty Knits: 25 Fun & Fabulous Projects. Sterling. pp. 30–33. ISBN 9781579909161. http://books.google.com/books?id=2aZIM5FDkXEC&pg=PA30.
- ^ http://rring.us/
[edit] External links
- Official website
- Kelly Deal's knitting on Wire and Twine
- Rock Star Bag, Knitty Gritty (DIY Network)
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