11 Facts About Mike Kellie

Michael Alexander Kellie was an English musician, composer and record producer.

Mike Kellie was a prolific session musician and worked with the Who on the film soundtrack of Tommy, Joe Cocker, Traffic, George Harrison, Jerry Lee Lewis, Peter Frampton, the Bee Gees's Maurice Gibb, Gary Wright, Johnny Thunders, Luther Grosvenor, Neil Innes, Steve Gibbons, Chris Jagger, Nanette Workman, Sean Tyla, Jim Capaldi, Pat Travers and Andy Fraser.

In 2014, Mike Kellie released his debut solo album Music from The Hidden, while still a member of the Only Ones.

Mike Kellie died on 18 January 2017, following a short illness.

Mike Kellie was born in Birmingham, England, into a non-musical family.

Mike Kellie later played at "The Track" at Tudor Grange Sports Centre in Solihull.

Mike Kellie became part of this floating line-up and recorded Thunders' So Alone album together with his signature song "You Can't Put Your Arms Around a Memory".

Mike Kellie used this time to learn the piano and write songs.

In 2010, with the Only Ones undergoing another sabbatical, Mike Kellie began recording his own collection of music which become his first solo album.

Mike Kellie was prominent among the musicians featured on the six-CD Jess Roden Anthology, presented by Hidden Masters.

Mike Kellie contributed to the 2011 sessions for the Distractions re-union album, The End of the Pier, which was released on Occultation Records in 2012.