SPOTLIGHT: Kelly Richey

Kelly Richey is a blues guitarist/singer born in Lexington Kentucky but now based out of Cincinnati, Ohio. "Stevie Ray Vaughn trapped in a woman's body with Janis Joplin screaming to get out" is how one critic described Kelly.

Kelly took up the piano as her first instrument of choice as a youngster before moving on to the drums. Her Dad decided any other instrument had to be quieter for her to practice at home and told her he would buy her whatever other instrument she wanted to learn. She picked the guitar and was soon inseparable from it. Practicing wherever she went, she was never without her guitar.

In 1986 she joined the group Stealin' Horses. By 1990 she had formed her own band, The Kelly Richey Band. She has built her reputation on endless touring throughout the United States and Europe. She has created her own label, Sweet Lucy Records, and has released ten albums between herself as a solo artist and with her band.

Her newest album is Carry The Light. You can read her blog here.

This is the title song from that album.