Sean Kelly (Australian musician)
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Sean Patrick Kelly Born 9 November 1958, is an Australian singer, guitarist
and song writer best known as a founding member of the bands Models
, Absent Friends
and The Dukes
.
who would later join him in Models
. After the demise of Teenage Radio Stars Kelly and fellow band member Pierre Voltaire (Peter Sutcliffe) joined with former JAB members Janis Friedenfelds (Johnny Crash) and Ash Wednesday to form Models
. The Models continued, with many line up changes, until 1988.
Kelly released a solo single "Thankyou Goodnight" in 1989 and formed Absent Friends
with his partner Wendy Matthews
and Garry Gary Beers. After a top ten album, Here's Looking Up Your Address
(#7), a top ten single, "I Don't Wanna Be With Nobody But You" (#4), and an ARIA award the band broke up in 1990. Kelly provided guitar on Matthews' debut solo album, Émigré
(November 1990).
Sean Kelly and The Iron Dukes were formed in 1990, becoming The Dukes
soon after. After releasing the ARIA nominated album Harbour City the band broke up in 1993.
Since then Kelly has played with Interchange Bench (1993–1998) with Andrew Duffield, Billy Miller, Ken Firth and Cal McCalpine; and also with Astrid Munday and Dystopia (1996–1999), together with Astrid Munday (vocals), Stephen Moffat (guitar), Tim Cleaver (bass), Shamus Goble (drums), Rosie Westbrook (bass) and Craig Williamson (drums). Kelly toured with a reformed Models in 2000 and 2001 before releasing his first solo album Moons Of Jupiter in 2006.
with Absent Friends (1989 —1990)
with The Dukes (1990 —1993)
Solo
Guitarist
A guitarist is a musician who plays the guitar. Guitarists may play a variety of instruments such as classical guitars, acoustic guitars, electric guitars, and bass guitars. Some guitarists accompany themselves on the guitar while singing.- Versatility :The guitarist controls an extremely...
and song writer best known as a founding member of the bands Models
Models (band)
Models were an alternative rock group formed in Melbourne, Australia, in August 1978 and went into hiatus in 1988. They are often incorrectly referred to as The Models. They re-formed in 2000, 2006 and 2008 to perform reunion concerts. "Out of Mind, Out of Sight", their only No. 1 hit,...
, Absent Friends
Absent Friends (band)
Absent Friends were an ARIA Award winning band from Sydney, Australia. The band was relatively short lived, forming in 1989 and disbanding in 1990...
and The Dukes
The Dukes (Australian band)
The Dukes were a rock band from Sydney, Australia active in the early 1990s.-Biography:The band were originally called Sean Kelly and The Iron Dukes, but were renamed shortly after to The Dukes...
.
Biography
Kelly started his career in 1977 in Spred, later called Teenage Radio Stars, along side James FreudJames Freud
James Randall Freud was an Australian rock musician-songwriter. He was a member of Models during the 1980s and wrote their two most popular singles, "Barbados" and "Out of Mind, Out of Sight"....
who would later join him in Models
Models (band)
Models were an alternative rock group formed in Melbourne, Australia, in August 1978 and went into hiatus in 1988. They are often incorrectly referred to as The Models. They re-formed in 2000, 2006 and 2008 to perform reunion concerts. "Out of Mind, Out of Sight", their only No. 1 hit,...
. After the demise of Teenage Radio Stars Kelly and fellow band member Pierre Voltaire (Peter Sutcliffe) joined with former JAB members Janis Friedenfelds (Johnny Crash) and Ash Wednesday to form Models
Models (band)
Models were an alternative rock group formed in Melbourne, Australia, in August 1978 and went into hiatus in 1988. They are often incorrectly referred to as The Models. They re-formed in 2000, 2006 and 2008 to perform reunion concerts. "Out of Mind, Out of Sight", their only No. 1 hit,...
. The Models continued, with many line up changes, until 1988.
Kelly released a solo single "Thankyou Goodnight" in 1989 and formed Absent Friends
Absent Friends (band)
Absent Friends were an ARIA Award winning band from Sydney, Australia. The band was relatively short lived, forming in 1989 and disbanding in 1990...
with his partner Wendy Matthews
Wendy Matthews
Wendy Joan Matthews is an Australian adult alternative pop singer originally from Canada who has been a member of Models and Absent Friends and is a solo artist...
and Garry Gary Beers. After a top ten album, Here's Looking Up Your Address
Here's Looking Up Your Address
Here's Looking Up Your Address is the debut studio album by Australian rock band Absent Friends and was released in April, 1990 on the RooART label. It was re-released by RooART in October, 2005.-Track listing:...
(#7), a top ten single, "I Don't Wanna Be With Nobody But You" (#4), and an ARIA award the band broke up in 1990. Kelly provided guitar on Matthews' debut solo album, Émigré
Émigré (album)
Émigré is the debut solo studio album by Australian singer-songwriter Wendy Matthews released by rooArt in Australia in November 1990. It was produced by Ricky Fataar and reached No. 11 on the Australian Albums Chart. It yielded three singles: "Token Angels", "Woman's Gotta Have It" and "Let's...
(November 1990).
Sean Kelly and The Iron Dukes were formed in 1990, becoming The Dukes
The Dukes (Australian band)
The Dukes were a rock band from Sydney, Australia active in the early 1990s.-Biography:The band were originally called Sean Kelly and The Iron Dukes, but were renamed shortly after to The Dukes...
soon after. After releasing the ARIA nominated album Harbour City the band broke up in 1993.
Since then Kelly has played with Interchange Bench (1993–1998) with Andrew Duffield, Billy Miller, Ken Firth and Cal McCalpine; and also with Astrid Munday and Dystopia (1996–1999), together with Astrid Munday (vocals), Stephen Moffat (guitar), Tim Cleaver (bass), Shamus Goble (drums), Rosie Westbrook (bass) and Craig Williamson (drums). Kelly toured with a reformed Models in 2000 and 2001 before releasing his first solo album Moons Of Jupiter in 2006.
Albums
with Models (1979 —1988)- AlphabravocharliedeltaechofoxtrotgolfAlphabravocharliedeltaechofoxtrotgolfAlphabravocharliedeltaechofoxtrotgolf is the first album by Australian New Wave group Models. The title alludes to the first seven letters of the NATO phonetic alphabet. The LP album cover claimed it was produced by no-one, in fact, it was recorded independently by engineer Tony Cohen and the...
- MushroomMushroom RecordsMushroom Records is an Australian recoJrd company formed by Michael Gudinski and Ray Evans in Melbourne in 1972. After its sale in 1998, it merged into Festival Mushroom Records. From 2005 to 2009, it is one of the record labels operated by Warner Bros...
(November, 1980) - Cut LunchCut LunchCut Lunch is a mini-album or EP by Australian New Wave band Models, originally released on 10" vinyl by Mushroom Records in June 1981. The collection started off as demo recordings, which proved successful enough to release just before the group went to England to record their second album proper,...
(EP) - Mushroom (July, 1981) - Local &/or GeneralLocal and/or General (album)Local &/or General is the second studio album by Australian New Wave rock band Models, which peaked at #30 on the Australian albums chart. It was released in October 1981 on Mushroom Records with Stephen Tayler producing...
- Mushroom (October 1981) - The Pleasure of your CompanyPleasure of your Company (album)The Pleasure of Your Company is the third studio album by Australian New Wave rock band Models, which peaked at #12 on the Australian albums chart. It was released in October 1983 on Mushroom Records with Nick Launay producing. The album provided three singles, "I Hear Motion" released in...
- Mushroom (October, 1983) - Out of Mind, Out of SightOut of Mind, Out of Sight (album)Out of Mind, Out of Sight is the fourth studio album by Australian New Wave rock band Models, it was their most successful album and peaked at #3 on the Australian albums chart...
- Mushroom (1985) - Models' MediaModels' MediaModels' Media is the fifth and final studio album by Australian rock band Models.-Track listing:All songs written by J. Freud except where noted, according to Australasian Performing Rights Association .# "Evolution" - 4:02...
- Mushroom (December, 1986) - Models' Collection - Mushroom (November, 1993)
- Models and Friends - Mushroom (1995)
- Melbourne (live) - ShockShock RecordsShock Records is Australia's largest independent record label. It helps distribute records from overseas records labels such as Epitaph Records, and also for small record labels designed specifically for that band such as Cement Records...
(2001)
with Absent Friends (1989 —1990)
- Here's Looking Up Your AddressHere's Looking Up Your AddressHere's Looking Up Your Address is the debut studio album by Australian rock band Absent Friends and was released in April, 1990 on the RooART label. It was re-released by RooART in October, 2005.-Track listing:...
- rooArtRooArtrooArt was an Australian independent record label, founded in 1988 by INXS's then-manager, Chris Murphy. The label's roster included several well-known Australian bands and artists such as Crow, Ratcat, Screaming Jets, You Am I, Wendy Matthews, The Hummingbirds, The Trilobites and Amanda Brown...
(May, 1990) - Networking (EP) (199)
with The Dukes (1990 —1993)
- Harbour City - Sony (December, 1992)
- I Fought the Law (EP) (1993)
Solo
- "Thankyou Goodnight" single - rooArt (1989)
- Moons of Jupiter - Liberation Blue (2006)
External links
- McFarlane, Ian, Encyclopedia of Australian Rock and PopEncyclopedia of Australian Rock and PopThe Encyclopedia of Australian Rock and Pop or Rock and Pop by Australian music journalist Ian McFarlane is a guide to Australian popular music from the 1950s to the late 1990s...
(Sydney, Allen & Unwin, 1999) ISBN 1-86508-072-1 - Sean Kelly at Australian Rock DatabaseAustralian Rock DatabaseAustralian Rock Database is a website with a searchable online database that lists details of Australian rock music artists, albums, bands, producers and record labels. It was established in 2000 by Swedish national, Magnus Holmgren, who had developed an interest in Australian music when visiting...
by Magnus Holmgren