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Paul Kelly
Paul Kelly and the Coloured Girls Long Bay Gaol, Christmas Eve 1985
Background information
Birth name	Paul Mauricio Kelly
Born	January 13, 1955(1955-01-13)
Origin	Adelaide, Australia
Genre(s)	Acoustic rock, Country, Australian rock
Occupation(s)	Musician
Instrument(s)	Vocals and guitar
Years active	1978–current
Associated acts	Paul Kelly & The Dots Paul Kelly & The Coloured Girls Paul Kelly & the Messengers Paul Kelly and the Stormwater Boys Stardust Five Professor Ratbaggy
Website	www.paulkelly.com.au

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His output has ranged from bluegrass to studio-oriented dub reggae, but his core output comfortably straddles folk, rock, and even some country. Bluegrass music is a form of American roots music. ... For other uses, see Dub. ... Reggae is a music genre developed in Jamaica in the late 1960s. ... Folk song redirects here. ... Rock and roll (also spelled Rock n Roll, especially in its first decade), also called rock, is a form of popular music, usually featuring vocals (often with vocal harmony), electric guitars and a strong back beat; other instruments, such as the saxophone, are common in some styles. ... Country music, the first half of Billboards country and western music category, is a blend of popular musical forms originally found in the Southern United States and the Appalachian Mountains. ...

Life and career

Early life

Kelly was born in Adelaide, South Australia, the sixth of nine children, in a family of Irish Catholic heritage. He attended Saint Ignatius' College, Adelaide and Rostrevor College, and then Flinders University. Following graduating from university, Kelly moved to Melbourne. For other uses, see Adelaide (disambiguation). ... For the song, see South Australia (song). ... Irish Catholics are persons of predominantly Irish descent who adhere to the Roman Catholic faith. ... Saint Ignatius College is an independent reception to Year 12 school in Adelaide, South Australia. ... Rostrevor College is a Catholic all boys day and boarding school in Adelaide, South Australia. ... Flinders University, or The Flinders University of South Australia, is a public university in Adelaide, founded in 1966. ...

Band career

In the late 1970s, Kelly was vocalist for the Melbourne pub-rock band "The High Rise Bombers". Following the dissolution of that group, Kelly formed "Paul Kelly & The Dots". The Dots period, which ranged from 1978-1982, saw the release of the albums Talk in 1981 and Manila in 1982.

After Manila, Kelly had difficulty securing a recording contract. In the liner notes to his 1997 Greatest Hits collection, Songs from the South, Kelly makes special mention of Michelle Higgins, a former Mushroom Records employee who had locked herself into a hotel room, refusing to leave the room until she had secured Kelly at least a two album recording contract.^[1] Songs From The South is a Greatest Hits album by Paul Kelly and was originally released in 1997. ... For the Mushroom Records company from Canada, see Mushroom Records (Canada), for the company that used to be Mushrooms operations in the United Kingdom see A&E Records Mushroom Records was an Australian record company formed by Michael Gudinski and Ray Evans in 1972. ...

Solo career

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Since 1992, Kelly has had a solo career, with occasional collaborations with other songwriters and performers, such as Kasey Chambers or Missy Higgins. His first post-Messengers solo release was the (truly solo) live double CD Live, May 1992 in 1992, followed by Wanted Man in 1994; Deeper Water in 1995; Live At The Continental And The Esplanade in 1996; Words and Music in 1998; Smoke (with Uncle Bill) in 1999; Professor Ratbaggy (as member of Professor Ratbaggy) in 1999; Nothing But A Dream in 2001; Ways & Means in 2004; and Foggy Highway (with The Stormwater Boys) in 2005. In 2006, Paul Kelly formed a group called Stardust Five, who released their self-titled debut album in March of that year. Image File history File links Broom_icon. ... Kasey Chambers (born: June 4, 1976) is a popular Australian country music performer with three successive albums reaching number one on the Australian album charts in 2002, 2004 and 2006. ... Missy Higgins (born Melissa Morrison Higgins on August 19, 1983[1]) is an award-winning Australian singer-songwriter, best known for her hit singles Scar and The Special Two off her debut album The Sound of White. ... Live May 1992 is a solo live album by Paul Kelly and was originally released in 1992. ... Wanted Man is an album by Paul Kelly and was originally released in 1994. ... Deeper Water is an album recorded by Paul Kelly and originally released in 1995. ... Live At The Continental And The Esplanade is a live album by Paul Kelly and was originally released in 1996. ... Words And Music is an album recorded by Paul Kelly and originally released in 1998. ... Smoke is an album by Paul Kelly and Melbourne bluegrass band, Uncle Bill. ... Professor Ratbaggy is the debut album recorded by Professor Ratbaggy and originally released in 1999. ... Professor Ratbaggy is a sometime four-piece band based in Melbourne, Australia. ... Nothing But A Dream is an album recorded by Paul Kelly and originally released in 2001. ... Ways & Means is a double album recorded by Paul Kelly and originally released in 2004. ... Foggy Highway is an album recorded by Paul Kelly (and The Stormwater Boys) and originally released in 2005. ...

Kelly had a big year in 1999, releasing two albums in very different musical directions. Both were also distinct from his customary musical style. Professor Ratbaggy had a more groove-oriented style compared to his usual folk or rock formula, using samples, synth and percussion. Smoke, released with Uncle Bill, was poles apart: a bluegrass album composed of a few new songs and several of his old songs played in bluegrass style. "Our Sunshine" was one of the new songs on the album and was written as a tribute to Ned Kelly, a famous Australian outlaw. Kelly and Uncle Bill were nominated for a Golden Trombone Award for the song "Until Death to Them Part". Professor Ratbaggy is the debut album recorded by Professor Ratbaggy and originally released in 1999. ... Smoke is an album by Paul Kelly and Melbourne bluegrass band, Uncle Bill. ... Bluegrass music is a form of American roots music. ... For other uses, see Ned Kelly (disambiguation). ...

During his solo years, Kelly has also worked as a composer of film and television scores including Lantana, Silent Partner, One Night The Moon and Fireflies. Lantana is a 2001 Australian film, directed by Ray Lawrence. ... Please wikify (format) this article or section as suggested in the Guide to layout and the Manual of Style. ...

In 2002 and 2003, two albums of Paul Kelly songs were released: Women At The Well featured songs performed by female artists including Bic Runga, Jenny Morris, Renée Geyer, Magic Dirt, Rebecca Barnard, Christine Anu, and Kasey Chambers; and Stories Of Me featured artists including James Reyne and Jeff Lang. Briolette Kah Bic Runga (born 13 January 1976) MNZM is a New Zealand singer-songwriter whose first solo album, Drive, debuted at number one in the New Zealand charts, and has since become one of the highest-selling New Zealand artists of our time. ... Jenny Morris is a New Zealand rock singer. ... Renée Geyer. ... Magic Dirt at the 2004 Big Day Out Magic Dirt is an Australian rock band, formed in 1992 in Geelong, Australia. ... Christine Anu (born 1970) is an Australian pop singer from Cairns, Queensland. ... Kasey Chambers (born: June 4, 1976) is a popular Australian country music performer with three successive albums reaching number one on the Australian album charts in 2002, 2004 and 2006. ... James Reyne (born James Michael Nugent Reyne on 19 May 1957 in Nigeria) is a popular Australian singer/songwriter. ... Jeff Lang is an Australian guitarist. ...

A book of Paul Kelly's lyrics, titled Lyrics was published in 1993. A second anthology of lyrics entitled Don't Start Me Talking was published in 1999, which has subsequently had songs written since appended in later editions.^[2]

Kelly has written songs with and for many other artists, including Mick Thomas, Renée Geyer, Kate Ceberano, Vika and Linda Bull, Nick Cave, T-Pain, Nick Barker, Kasey Chambers, Yothu Yindi, Archie Roach, Gyan, Monique Brumby, Kelly Willis and Troy Cassar-Daley. One of Australias foremost singer / songwriters;- writer, playwrite, record producer, record company executive. ... Renée Geyer. ... Kate Ceberano, born 17 November 1966, is an award winning Australian pop vocalist entertainer, and Scientologist. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Nicholas Edward Cave (born 22 September 1957) is an Australian musician, songwriter, author, screenwriter, and occasional actor. ... T Pain is a hip-hop artist whose debut single was released in August 2005. ... Nick Barker is an Australian singer songwriter known for his evocative lyrics. ... Kasey Chambers (born: June 4, 1976) is a popular Australian country music performer with three successive albums reaching number one on the Australian album charts in 2002, 2004 and 2006. ... Yothu Yindi (Yolngu for child and mother. ... Archie Roach (born 1956, Mooroopna, Victoria) is an Australian musician. ... // Gyan Evans is an ARIA award winning singer songwriter from Australia who performs professionally as Gyan (pronounced Ghee-ahn). Originally from Geelong; Gyan began her musical career in the Sydney band Haiku before winning the Grand Final in the Australian version of the TV Show Star Search. ... Kelly Willis (born October 2, 1968) is an American country music singer-songwriter, whose music has been described as contemporary country, alternative country and new traditionalist. ... Troy Cassar-Daley is an Australian Aboriginal country musician from Grafton, New South Wales. ...

He has also covered songs by other groups including Hot Chocolate and Australian Crawl. Hot Chocolate was a British band of the 1960s and 1970s formed by Errol Brown (a Briton born in Jamaica). ... Australian Crawl was an Australian rock band formed by James Reyne (lead vocals/piano) and Simon Binks (lead guitar) in 1978 and joined by Guy McDonough (co-lead vocals, rhythm guitar), Bill McDonough (drums, percussion), Paul Williams (bass guitar), and Brad Robinson (rhythm guitar). ...

In December 2004, in Melbourne, Kelly performed 100 of his songs in alphabetical order over two nights. A similar show was performed at the studio at Sydney Opera House in December 2006. The Sydney Opera House is located in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. ...

Discography

Albums

Paul Kelly

• Post (1985) AUS #46
• Live, May 1992 (1992) AUS #53
• Wanted Man (1994) AUS #11, NZ #19
• Deeper Water (1995) AUS #40, NZ #30
• Live at the Continental and the Esplanade (1996)
• How to Make Gravy EP (1996)
• Songs from the South: Paul Kelly's Greatest Hits (1997) AUS #2, NZ #17
• Words and Music(1998) AUS #17, NZ #44
• Roll on Summer EP (1999) AUS #40
• Nothing But A Dream (2001) AUS #7, NZ #46
• Ways & Means (2004) AUS #13
• Stolen Apples (2007) AUS #8

Post is an album recorded by Paul Kelly and originally released in 1985. ... Live May 1992 is a solo live album by Paul Kelly and was originally released in 1992. ... Deeper Water is an album recorded by Paul Kelly and originally released in 1995. ... Live At The Continental And The Esplanade is a live album by Paul Kelly and was originally released in 1996. ... Words And Music is an album recorded by Paul Kelly and originally released in 1998. ... Nothing But A Dream is an album recorded by Paul Kelly and originally released in 2001. ... Ways & Means is a double album recorded by Paul Kelly and originally released in 2004. ... Paul Kelly Returns with another Australian chart topper. ...

Paul Kelly & The Dots

• Talk (1981)
• Manila (1982)

Paul Kelly & The Coloured Girls

Credited as Paul Kelly & The Messengers in North America.

• Gossip (1986) AUS #15
• Under The Sun (1987) AUS #19

Gossip is a double album recorded by Paul Kelly & The Coloured Girls and originally released in 1986. ... Under The Sun is an album recorded by Paul kelly & The Coloured Girls and originally released in 1987. ...

Paul Kelly & The Messengers

• So Much Water So Close To Home (1989) AUS #10
• Comedy (1991) AUS #14
• Hidden Things (1992) AUS #37

So Much Water, So Close To Home is an album by Paul Kelly & The Messengers and originally released in 1989. ... Comedy is a double album recorded by Paul Kelly & The Messengers and originally released in 1991. ... Hidden Things is a compilation of B-Sides and Rarities recorded by Paul Kelly & The Messengers and originally released in 1992. ...

Paul Kelly with Professor Ratbaggy

• Professor Ratbaggy (1999)

Professor Ratbaggy is a sometime four-piece band based in Melbourne, Australia. ... Professor Ratbaggy is the debut album recorded by Professor Ratbaggy and originally released in 1999. ...

Paul Kelly with Uncle Bill

• • Smoke (1999) AUS #36

Smoke is an album by Paul Kelly and Melbourne bluegrass band, Uncle Bill. ...

Paul Kelly and the Stormwater Boys

• Foggy Highway (2005) AUS #22

Foggy Highway is an album recorded by Paul Kelly (and The Stormwater Boys) and originally released in 2005. ...

Stardust Five

• Stardust Five (2006)

Singles

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So Much Water, So Close To Home is an album by Paul Kelly & The Messengers and originally released in 1989. ... See also: 1989 in music (UK) Musical groups established in 1989 Record labels established in 1989 // January 7 - Genesis 88 and Sunrise/Back to the Future stage large-scale illegal Acid House party in London January 14 - Paul McCartney releases Снова в СССР exclusively in Russia. ... So Much Water, So Close To Home is an album by Paul Kelly & The Messengers and originally released in 1989. ... See also: 1991 in music (UK) Musical groups established in 1991 Record labels established in 1991 // 1991 was the year that grunge music made its popular breakthrough. ... Comedy is a double album recorded by Paul Kelly & The Messengers and originally released in 1991. ... See also: 1992 in music (UK) Musical groups established in 1992 Record labels established in 1992 // 1992 was a pivotal year in the development of music. ... 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References

• "Paul Kelly - Picking Up Music and Passing It On" [radio transcript]. 2008. In Talking to Kinky and Karlheinz - 170 musicians get vocal on The Music Show ed. Anni Heino, 245-251. Sydney: ABC Books. ISBN 9780733320088.

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External links

• Official website
• Paul Kelly RBMA video lecture session