Ken Casey
| Ken Casey | |
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Casey in concert
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Kenneth William Casey Jr. |
| Born |
April 15, 1969 Pittsfield, Massachusetts, United States |
| Genres | Punk rock |
| Instruments | Bass guitar, vocals |
| Years active | 1996–present |
| Labels | Born & Bred Records, Hellcat |
| Associated acts | Dropkick Murphys |
Kenneth William "Ken" Casey Jr. (born April 15, 1969) is the bass guitarist, primary songwriter, and one of the lead singers of the Boston Celtic punk group the Dropkick Murphys. Casey was one of the original members, starting the band in 1996 with guitarist Rick Barton and singer Mike McColgan. He is the only original member of the Dropkick Murphys left in the band, though drummer Matt Kelly joined shortly after formation in 1997. He is known for his melodic vocal parts and solid punk rock bass playing. Dropkick Murphys released their ninth album 11 Short Stories of Pain & Glory on January 6, 2017. Casey also founded the charity group The Claddagh Fund, owns his own bar in Boston and runs his own boxing promotion called Murphys Boxing. Casey has a small role in the 2016 film Patriots Day which is about the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing and the subsequent terrorist manhunt.
Casey was born and raised in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, the son of Eileen Kelly and Ken Casey, Sr. He is of Irish descent on both his mother and father's side of the family. His father died when he was very young and he was brought up under the wing of his grandfather, John Kelly, a teamster and union worker. The Dropkick Murphys song "Boys on the Docks" is dedicated to Kelly.
He worked in various jobs and studied at University of Massachusetts Boston before forming the band.
Casey lives in Hingham, Massachusetts with his wife and children. Casey is a die-hard Boston Red Sox and Boston Bruins fan, and participated in the Boston Bruins AT&T Legends Classic hockey game on 2 January 2010. Other participants included Tim Robbins, Bobby Farrelly, Terry O'Reilly, and Lenny Clarke. Casey scored the winning goal for his team in the second period.
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