1. Kelley Deal was born on June 10,1961 and is an American musician and singer.
17 Facts About Kelley Deal
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Kelley Deal 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.
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Kelley Deal is the identical twin sister of the musician Kim Deal.
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In 2020, Deal joined the post-punk band Protomartyr as a touring member.
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Kelley Deal was born in Dayton, Ohio, United States, 11 minutes before her identical twin sister, Kim Deal.
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Kelley Deal paid for Kelley to fly to Boston and audition as drummer.
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Kelley Deal worked as a defence contractor at an Air Force base.
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Kelley Deal joined The Breeders in 1992, debuting on vocals and rhythm guitar on the band's second recording, Safari.
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In 1996, Kelley Deal joined Skid Row singer Sebastian Bach, Smashing Pumpkins drummer Jimmy Chamberlin, and Jimmy Flemion of The Frogs to form The Last Hard Men.
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Nice Records released a limited pressing of the supergroup's eponymous album, on which Kelley Deal shared lead vocals, guitar, bass, and songwriting duties.
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Kelley Deal co-wrote and played guitar on Magnetophone's "Kel's Vintage Thought".
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Kelley Deal appears in a duet with Kris Kristofferson on the track "Angel Flying Too Close to the Ground" on the Twisted Willie tribute album, and on Supersuckers' track "Hungover Together" on the album Must've Been High.
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In January 2020, Kelley Deal joined the band Protomartyr as a touring member on bass, keyboards, and vocals after collaborating with the band on their 2018 EP, Consolation.
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Kelley Deal brought her sewing machine to the studio while recording Last Splash so that she could quilt during down-time.
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Kelley Deal 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, Bags That Rock: Knitting on the Road with Kelley Deal.
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Kelley Deal had been using heroin since she was a teenager.
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Kelley Deal went through drug rehabilitation throughout the following year.