Ron Keel
| Ron Keel | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Rynia Lee Keel Jr. |
| Also known as | Ronnie Lee Keel |
| Born | March 25, 1961 Savannah, Georgia |
| Genres |
Heavy metal Hard rock Glam metal Country |
| Occupation(s) |
Singer Songwriter |
| Years active | 1980-present |
| Labels |
Gold Mountain/A&M Shrapnel |
| Associated acts |
Keel K2 Featuring Ron Keel Steeler IronHorse Saber Tiger Fair Game The Badlands House Band Black Sabbath |
| Website | ronkeel.com |
Rynia Lee Keel Jr. (born March 25, 1961), commonly known as Ron Keel, is a heavy metal vocalist and guitarist for a number of bands from the 1980s to the modern day, including the hard rock band Keel.
Ron Keel started his music career with a Tennessee-based band named Lust. He came to Los Angeles with his band Steeler, which later on featured Yngwie Malmsteen, Rik Fox and Mark Edwards. Steeler released one self-titled album in 1983 on Shrapnel Records. Steeler became one of many of L.A.'s '80's rock acts who could not withstand the test of time. Malmsteen was the first to leave, opting to play with the band Alcatrazz (featuring Graham Bonnet) before achieving success with his own band.
After the demise of Steeler, Ron formed a new band and simply called it Keel. The band secured a record deal with Gold Mountain/A&M Records. From 1984 to 1989, Keel toured the world and sold 2 million records. KISS vocalist/bassist Gene Simmons produced two of Keel's albums: The Right to Rock and The Final Frontier. The band regrouped in 2008 and toured to celebrate their 25th anniversary.
In 1990, Ron formed the band Fair Game, a project Keel fronted with four female backup musicians. Although the band played gigs they never got beyond the demo stage. Two of the songs recorded by the band were featured on the soundtrack to the movie Bad Channels. Their complete recording sessions finally emerged in 2000 on the Metal Mayhem label billed as Beauty & The Beast.
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