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Kelly Keeling was born on June 25, 1966, and is an American musician and songwriter. Keeling started playing at the age of 14 and began his career as the lead singer of the American heavy metal band Baton Rouge.[1] Throughout his career Keeling worked with major hard rock acts, wrote movie soundtracks and also played with Christian rock bands.[2]

Kelly Keeling
Birth name	Kelly Keeling
Born	(1966-06-25) June 25, 1966 (age 56)
Origin	Lafayette, Louisiana, United States
Genres	Hard rock, blues-rock, heavy metal, Progressive metal
Occupation(s)	Musician, singer, songwriter, record producer
Instrument(s)	Vocals, guitar, bass, piano,multi instrumentalist
Years active	1980–present
Labels	Mascot Records

Biography

Kelly formed the band Balance in 2012 with guitarist/co- writer Kim Roy, (formerly of the band Kingdom), and reunited Baton Rouge for a new recording on Frontier Records, which was cancelled in 2013.[3]

In June 2021, police in Scott, Louisiana, a city located in Lafayette Parish, obtained a warrant for Kelly Keeling for negligent homicide in connection with the suspicious death of 40-year-old Michael Hebert, a Lafayette Parish resident. Keeling's whereabouts were still unknown as of early July, 2021.[4]

Discography

Studio albums

• Giving Sight to the Eye (2005)
• Lime Green Limousine with Marc Zimmerman (2010)
• Mind Radio (2015)

with Baton Rouge

• Shake Your Soul (1990)
• Lights Out on the Playground (1991)
• Baton Rouge (1997)

with John Norum

• Another Destination (1995)
• Worlds Away (1996)
• "Terror Over Me" (2022)

with Carmine Appice's Guitar Zeus

• Carmine Appice's Guitar Zeus (1995)
• Guitar Zeus II: Channel Mind Radio (1997)
• Conquering Heroes (2009)

with Michael Schenker Group

• The Unforgiven (1999)
• The Unforgiven World Tour Live (1999)
• "Big Deal (False Alarms)" (2006)

with King Kobra

• Hollywood Trash (2001)

with Heaven and Earth

• Windows to the World (2001)

with Erik Norlander

• Music Machine (2003)
• Stars Rain Down (2004)
• Live in St. Petersburg (2006)
• Hommage Symphonique (2007)

with George Lynch

• Furious George (2004)

with Paris Keeling

• End of Ride (2006)
• End of Ride Revisited (2009)

with O'2L

• Eat a Pickle (2007)

with Foundry

• Foundry (2015)

Guest appearances

• Alice Cooper – Hey Stoopid (songwriting and backing vocals – 1991)
• Blue Murder – Nothin' but Trouble (backing vocals, lead vocals on "I'm On Fire" – 1993)
• Dokken – Long Way Home (songwriting – guitars on little girl I've found - there was a time song vocals acoustic. Among others keeling stamped..song and harmony vocals acoustic guitars2002)
• Jack Ponti Presents – Volume 1 (compilation – 2003)
• Dokken – Hell to Pay (songwriting – harmony vocals acoustic guitar 2004)
• Lana Lane – Lady Macbeth (backing vocals – 2005)
• Moonstone Project – Time to Take a Stand (guest vocalist – 2006)
• JK Northrup – Wired in My Skin (guest vocalist – 2007)
• The Screamin' Lords – Long Live Me (guest vocalist – 2007)
• Liberty N' Justice – Independence Day (guest vocalist – 2007)
• The Rocket Scientists – Looking Backward - The 2007 Sessions (guest vocalist- 2007)
• Lana Lane – Gemini (backing vocals – 2007)
• Don Dokken – Solitary (backing vocals four songs green Venice few others and acoustic guitars – 2008)
• Trans-Siberian Orchestra – Night Castle (backing vocals – 2009)
• Moonstone Project – Hidden in Time (guest vocalist – 2009)
• Liberty N' Justice – Light It Up (guest vocalist – 2010)
• Chris Bickley – Tapestry of souls (guest vocalist – 2012)
• FOUNDRY – Calling Allah (guest guitarist Michael Guy – 2015)

Tribute albums

• "Speed King" (Smoke on the Water: A Tribute to Deep Purple) (1994)
• "Mean Mistreater" (A Tribute to Grand Funk Railroad...an American Band) (2000)
• "Three Lock Box" (A Millennium Tribute to Sammy Hagar) (2006)

Soundtrack appearances

Title	Release	Contribution	Other artist(s)	Soundtrack
"Heart of the Fire"	1991	Songwriting	Jeff Scott Soto, Cherie Currie	Rich Girl
	1998			Totally Irresponsible
"Couldn't Be Better"	2000	Songwriting, vocals	Carmine Appice	Dish Dogs
"Where You Belong"			Carmine Appice's Guitar Zeus
"Angels"	2001	Vocals	Carmine Appice	Chasing Destiny
"Upchuck Woolery"		Songwriting	Richard Mann, Planet X	Killer Bud
"Hell Yeah"		Songwriting, vocals
"Cartune Reality"
"Free"	2010	Songwriting	Paris Keeling	Kill Speed

References

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