Kelly Willis

Quick Facts

Full Name	Kelly Willis
Occupation	Country Singer
Date Of Birth	Oct 2, 1968(1968-10-02)
Age	56
Birthplace	Lawton
Country	United States
Birth City	Oklahoma
Horoscope	Libra

Kelly Willis Biography

Kelly Willis is one of the most popular and richest Country Singer who was born on October 2, 1968 in Lawton, Oklahoma, United States. Known for such music chart-ranked country and indie albums as What I Deserve, Easy, and Translated from Love, this American vocalist and songwriter recorded such popular singles as “Heaven’s Just a Sin Away” and “Baby, Take a Piece of My Heart.”

She and her husband, Bruce Robison, recorded several country albums together, including Cheater’s Game (released in 2013) and Our Year (2014).

Willis married high school boyfriend Mas Palermo in 1989, but they divorced in

1991. In 1992, Willis met Austin singer-songwriter Bruce Robison. After several years of dating, Willis and Robison married in 1996.

Heavily influenced by her mother, who used to sing in local musicals, Kelly became interested in music. One day during a high school visit to the beach, she entered a nearby pay recording booth and sang her own version of Elvis Presley’s “Teddy Bear.” With the demo in hand, Willis impressed her then boyfriend, drummer Mas Palermo, and joined his rockabilly band at the age of

16. The band took her on as the lead vocalist and soon rechristened the band Kelly Willis & the Fireballs. After Willis’s high school graduation, the band decided to move to Austin, Texas, to participate in the vibrant Austin music scene. After a few months in Austin, however, the band broke up. Willis and Palermo, married in 1989, formed a new band called Radio Ranch. In Austin, Willis attracted the notice of several influential Texas singer-songwriters including Nanci Griffith and Lyle Lovett. Griffith introduced MCA producer Tony Brown to Willis. Brown was very impressed with Willis’s vocal abilities and signed her to the MCA label in 1989.

Born in Oklahoma to a military family, she spent her childhood in several states, including North Carolina and Virginia. Following a brief marriage to Mas Palermo, she wed vocalist and songwriter Bruce Robison, with whom she subsequently had three sons and one daughter.

Kelly Willis Net Worth

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

After graduating from high school, she settled in Austin, Texas with her Kelly Willis & the Fireballs bandmates. She recorded her first solo album, Well Travelled Love, in 1990.

During her early years in Austin, she was discovered and mentored by fellow singers Lyle Lovett and Nanci Griffith.

Kelly Willis (born October 2, 1968) is an American country music singer- songwriter, whose music has been described as alternative country and new traditionalist.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is Kelly Willis Dating?

According to our records, Kelly Willis married to Bruce Robison , Massimo Palermo. As of December 1, 2023, Kelly Willis’s is not dating anyone.

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In 2003, Willis and Bruce Robison, her husband and fellow country musician, released the record Happy Holidays, a cover album of Christmas songs. Starting in 2005, Willis and Robison appeared in television and radio commercials for the anti-allergy product Claritin.

Facts & Trivia

Kelly Ranked on the list of most popular Country Singer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Kelly Willis celebrates birthday on October 2 of every year.

In early 2008, Willis announced she would take an indefinite hiatus from live performances due to family obligations. Said Willis in a website announcement, “Being a traveling musician with four kids may not make an extremely compelling reality TV show but it is kicking my butt. I plan to continue making records. And I may do the occasional holiday show/song swap/benefit here and there…. Happy trails…until we meet again.” Her winter / spring 2008 scheduled dates continued as planned until the final show May 2, 2008.