Paul Maurice Kelly (born 13 January 1955 in Adelaide, South Australia)is an Australian rock music singer-songwriter, guitarist and harmonica player. Kelly has performed solo and led numerous groups including Paul Kelly and the Dots, Paul Kelly and the Coloured Girls and Paul Kelly and the Messengers; he has been a member of associated projects Professor Ratbaggy and Stardust Five and performed with other artists and groups. Kelly has been acknowledged as one of Australia's best singer-songwriters, his music style has ranged from bluegrass to studio-oriented dub reggae, but his core output comf ...read more
Paul Maurice Kelly (born 13 January 1955 in Adelaide, South Australia)is an Australian rock music singer-songwriter, guitarist and harmonica player. Kelly has performed solo and led numerous groups including Paul Kelly and the Dots, Paul Kelly and the Coloured Girls and Paul Kelly and the Messengers; he has been a member of associated projects Professor Ratbaggy and Stardust Five and performed with other artists and groups. Kelly has been acknowledged as one of Australia's best singer-songwriters, his music style has ranged from bluegrass to studio-oriented dub reggae, but his core output comfortably straddles folk, rock, and country.His lyrics capture Australia's vastness both in culture and landscape, he has chronicled life about him for over thirty years and is described as the poet laureate of Australia. David Fricke from Rolling Stone magazine calls Kelly « hide
