American musician and singer (born 1961)
Kelley Deal
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Deal in 2018
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Born
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1961-06-10
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June 10, 1961
(age 63)
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Occupations
| - Musician
- singer
- songwriter
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Years active
| 1992?present
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Relatives
| Kim Deal
(twin sister)
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Musical career
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Genres
| Alternative rock
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Instrument(s)
| - Vocals
- guitar
- bass
- violin
- drums
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Labels
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Musical artist
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Kelley Deal
(born June 10, 1961) is an American musician and singer. She has been the lead guitarist and co-vocalist of the alternative rock band
the Breeders
since 1992, and has formed her own side-projects with bands such as R. Ring and
the Kelley Deal 6000
. She is the identical twin sister of the musician
Kim Deal
.
In 2020, Deal joined the
post-punk
band
Protomartyr
in a touring capacity, after collaborating with the band on their 2018 EP,
Consolation
.
Early life
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Kelley Deal was born in
Dayton, Ohio
, United States, 11 minutes before her twin sister,
Kim Deal
. The sisters grew up in
Huber Heights
, a suburb of Dayton and graduated from
Wayne High School
. They first played together in their late teens, with Kim playing guitar and both singing
Hank Williams
songs in biker bars.
[1]
In 1986, Kim joined the
Pixies
in Boston. She paid for Kelley to fly to Boston and audition as drummer. Though the Pixies songwriter,
Black Francis
, approved, Kelley was not confident in her drumming and was more interested in playing songs written by Kim.
[2]
Kelley worked as a defence contractor at an Air Force base.
[3]
Career
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In 1989, Kim Deal and
Tanya Donelly
(the lead guitarist of
Throwing Muses
) formed
the Breeders
. Kim invited Kelley to join the band for their debut album,
Pod
, but Kelley could not get time off from work.
[
citation needed
]
In 1992, Kelley joined the Breeders as third guitarist, even though she did not really know how to play. The
Safari
EP was the first recording on which she appeared.
[4]
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.
Other projects
[
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After
Last Splash
, Kelley started
the Kelley Deal 6000
.
[5]
[6]
The band released two albums on Eel'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.
Kelley also joined
The Last Hard Men
with
Skid Row
singer
Sebastian Bach
,
Smashing Pumpkins
drummer
Jimmy Chamberlin
, and
Jimmy Flemion
of
The Frogs
.
[7]
[8]
She played bass for them and they recorded an eponymous album in 1997, which was released in a limited edition on Eel's own label, Nice Records, and in 2001 on
Spitfire Records
.
She 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
.
All Nerve
followed in 2018.
She has been knitting in recent years.
[9]
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,
[10]
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'
.
[11]
She co-wrote and played guitar on
Magnetophone
's "Kel's Vintage Thought". She has also performed duets with
Kris Kristofferson
and
Supersuckers
(notably,
Hungover Together
on
Must've Been High
), and has also played in the band
R. Ring
.
[12]
In January 2020, Deal joined the band
Protomartyr
as a touring member for their 2020 midwest tour. Deal had previously provided vocals on Protomartyr records.
[13]
Drug problems
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In 1994, Kelley was arrested for
heroin
possession. She had been using heroin since she was a teenager.
[14]
She went through drug rehabilitation throughout the following year.
[14]
In a February 2018 feature article,
The New York Times
reported that Kelley was in her eighth year of sobriety.
[15]
Discography
[
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The Breeders
[
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]
The Kelley Deal 6000
[
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The Last Hard Men
[
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]
R. Ring
[
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]
- "Fallout & Fire" b/w "SEE" (2012)
- The Rise EP
(2013)
- Ignite The Rest
(2017)
- War Poems, We Rested
(2023)
Bibliography
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References
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]
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Frank, Josh; Ganz, Caryn (2006).
Fool the world: the oral history of a band called Pixies
. Macmillan. pp. 7?8.
ISBN
978-0-312-34007-0
.
- ^
Chick, Stevie (March 14, 2008).
"Sister Bliss"
.
The Guardian
.
Archived
from the original on December 24, 2020
. Retrieved
December 24,
2020
.
- ^
Simpson, Dave (January 26, 2023).
"Kelley Deal: 'I threw a TV out of a hotel window with Nirvana'
"
.
The Guardian
.
- ^
Wice, Nathaniel (April 1992).
"The Breeders: A Band of One's Own for Kim Deal"
.
SPIN
. Retrieved
April 14,
2011
.
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Raha, Maria (2005).
Cinderella's big score: women of the punk and indie underground
. Seal. p. 146.
ISBN
978-1-58005-116-3
.
- ^
Carew, Anthony (April 18, 2008).
"The deal makers"
.
The Age
. Retrieved
April 13,
2011
.
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Flick, Larry (November 13, 1999).
"Bach's Ready to 'Bring 'em Back Alive' on Spitfire Set"
.
Billboard
. Retrieved
April 14,
2011
.
- ^
Hanson, Amy (2004).
Smashing Pumpkins: Tales of a Scorched Earth
. Helter Skelter. p. 123.
ISBN
978-1-900924-68-9
.
- ^
Saidman, Sorelle (January 30, 2001).
"Breeders Booked For Los Angeles Charity Show"
.
MTV
. Retrieved
April 13,
2011
.
- ^
Harper, Kate (March 13, 2008).
"The Breeders' Kelley Deal To Put Out Knitting Book"
.
Chart Attack
. Archived from the original on December 18, 2011
. Retrieved
April 13,
2011
.
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Howell, Vickie (2007).
Knitty Gritty Knits: 25 Fun & Fabulous Projects
. Sterling. pp. 30?33.
ISBN
978-1-57990-916-1
.
- ^
"R.Ring"
. Rringband
. Retrieved
October 31,
2014
.
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"Kelley Deal joining Protomartyr as part of the band for Midwest shows"
.
Brooklynvegan.com
. January 29, 2020
. Retrieved
April 9,
2020
.
- ^
a
b
Costa, Maddy (May 9, 2002).
"The Addict Family"
.
The Guardian
.
- ^
Ryzik, Melena (February 22, 2018).
"How the Breeders Finally Learned to Get Along"
.
New York Times
. Retrieved
May 9,
2018
.
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