Kelly Richey (born November 30, 1962) is an American blues rock guitarist, singer and composer based out of Cincinnati, Ohio.
[1][2] Kelly Richey was born and raised in Lexington, Kentucky, United States,[3] in a conservative Christian household that avoided rock music.
After a couple of months of playing drums in her bedroom, her father offered to buy her anything she wanted; she chose the guitar.
[12] Writing of her 2001 album Sending Me Angels, Guitar Player praised her "fiery solos" and her "fast, powerful picking hand", which she credited to having played as a drummer.
[13] She cites Roy Buchanan as an influence,[13] besides Stevie Ray Vaughan, Jimi Hendrix[1] and Lonnie Mack.