Pittsburgh guitarist Kevin Kelly has passed away April 10, 2006.
An accomplished rock, blues and bluegrass musician, Mr. Kelly played lead and rhythm guitar with a variety of bands, including Pep Boys, Jill West and the Blues Attack, and El Dorado Kings. He also sat in with other musicians until a hearing loss forced him to pull back a few years ago.

"Kevin played amazing finger-style blues," said fellow guitarist Mark Cholewski, noting that Mr. Kelly was a regular at open stage jam sessions on the South Side. "His influences were Muddy Waters and Howlin’ Wolf, but he really developed his own thing.
-Sally Kalson, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

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