Sean Kelly (Canadian musician)

Sean Kelly
Genres	Hard rock, Pop music, Classical music, World music
Occupation(s)	Musician
Instruments	Electric guitar, Bass guitar, Classical guitar
Labels	Liquor and Poker, Opening Day, Warrior
Associated acts	Nelly Furtado, Helix, Crash Kelly

Sean Kelly is a Canadian musician, currently playing guitar in the band with Nelly Furtado. He founded the Toronto-based glam rock band Crash Kelly, and is the band's lead singer and guitarist. Kelly was a member of Canadian rock band Helix, playing bass guitar. He stayed with them for most of 2009 at which time joined Furtado's band on guitar. He is also guitarist for the Toronto rock group 69 Duster, which he co-founded with the ex-singer for Images in Vogue, Dale Martindale. He has done session guitar work for other bands as well, including Neil Leyton's 2003 album, Midnight Sun, and was a member of Jeff Pearce's band Rye. Kelly has also collaborated with Gilby Clarke, Rough Trade, Rudy Sarzo, Coney Hatch, and The Canadian Brass.

Crash Kelly signed a multi-album deal with Liquor and Poker Music in 2004. They have toured internationally with Backyard Babies in the US and Quireboys in the UK.

The group name, Crash Kelly, is a reference to the nickname of an uncle, who acquired it as an AHL player hockey all over the northern states (including a long stint in Pennsylvania). “Crash” Kelly was known as a tough player, and an enforcer on the ice. The film Slap Shot was based loosely on the antics of this league. Sean's uncle's team the Johnstown Jets was said to have been an inspiration for some of the movie which was partly filmed on location in Johnstown, Pennsylvania. Crash Kelly have opened for artists such as The Black Crowes and Alice Cooper, and have had their songs featured on Bam Margera's MTV program Unholy Union.

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