Karen Deal (October 6, 1953 – November 19, 2010)[1] was a musician from Tampa, Florida and a member of bands such as Johnny Charrow Review as the keyboard player.
She was the daughter of Arch Deal, a newscaster with WFLA, and Margaret Lane, a church organist.
[5] In February 1977, Deal was in the Johnny Charro review, playing the ARP synthesizer at the Florida Citrus Festival.
They were Ellie Marshall, who was the backup singer for the group Modern Lovers and CBS vocalist Didi Stewart.
That plan didn't happen as Deal stopped it straight away preferring to have the group's musicians handling the vocal duties.
[12] During the early 90s, along with two other female musician vocalists, she was a member of Balin's band Wolfpack, who in addition to touring, played in Russia.
[16] In February 1977, while as a member of the Johnny Charro Review which was appearing at the Florida Citrus Festival, photographer Charles Newton captured her during a warm-up to the event, holding a sandwich with one hand and playing the ARP synthesizer with the other.
[20] The following year Karen’s Deal – A Benefit for Lifepath Hospice was held at Skipper's Smokehouse.