Kelly Joe Phelps

Quick Facts

Full Name	Kelly Joe Phelps
Occupation	Guitarist
Date Of Birth	Oct 5, 1959(1959-10-05)
Age	65
Birthplace	Sumner
Country	United States
Birth City	Sumner
Horoscope	Capricorn

Kelly Joe Phelps Biography

Kelly Joe Phelps is one of the most popular and richest Guitarist who was born on October 5, 1959 in Sumner, Sumner, United States. Kelly Joe Phelps (born October 5, 1959 in Sumner, Washington, United States) is an American musician and songwriter. His music has been characterized as a mixture of delta blues and jazz.

In 2005, Phelps released a live album, Tap the Red Cane Whirlwind, which he followed a year later with the studio album Tunesmith Retrofit. In 2009, he released an album of instrumentals titled Western Bell. Following that release, he began recording and touring with the American singer-songwriter Corinne West. In January 2013, he announced a hiatus from touring due to ulnar neuropathy in his right hand and arm.

His fourth album, Sky Like a Broken Clock, appeared in 2001. This time he added a bassist and a drummer to the production. That album’s companion piece, the Beggar’s Oil EP, was a critic’s favorite in 2002. In order to achieve a richer, orchestrated sound on Slingshot Professionals, released in 2003, he gathered a wider collection of musicians to play guitar, bass, drums, mandolin, violin, and accordion.

Kelly Joe Phelps Net Worth

Kelly Joe Phelps is one of the richest Guitarist from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Kelly Joe Phelps 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Phelps concentrated on free jazz and took his cues from musicians like Ornette Coleman, Miles Davis, and John Coltrane. He spent 10 years playing jazz, mostly as a bass player. He refers to his “conversion” to a blues musician when he began listening to acoustic blues masters like Fred McDowell and Robert Pete Williams. He initially gained notice for his solo lapstyle slide guitar, which he played by laying the instrument flat and fretting it with a heavy steel bar. Inspired by the birth of his daughter Rachel in 1990, Phelps began writing songs. He began singing and released his critically praised debut, Lead Me On, in 1995. This album showcased Phelps’ craft, and as well as his own songs, he tackled traditional numbers such as “Motherless Children” and “Hard Time Killing Floor Blues”. In later albums, he has incorporated more ensemble work.

He released his second album, the gospel-influenced Roll Away the Stone, in

1997. He followed up with a mix of original and traditional country blues songs on Shine Eyed Mister Zen in 1999.

Phelps is featured in the 2011 book I’ll Be Here in the Morning: The Songwriting Legacy of Townes Van Zandt. In 2017, he was profiled in the eclectic UK music blog the Immortal Jukebox.

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Who is Kelly Joe Phelps Dating?

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Facts & Trivia

Kelly Ranked on the list of most popular Guitarist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Kelly Joe Phelps celebrates birthday on October 5 of every year.

How old is Kelly Joe Phelps?

62 years (1959–2022)

What happened to kelly joe phelps?

Kelly Joe Phelps, the celebrated singer and guitarist whose music traversed blues, country and jazz, has died aged 62. A post on his Facebook page said he died “quietly at home in Iowa”.