Detroit Guitarist Terry Kelly Passed Away

[Motown_Johnny]

The father of a good friend of mine from my teenage years.

I just found out today and have about an hour and a half to get cleaned up from work and get to the service, so I am making this short.


I know none of you ever heard of him but I still wanted to share this with you.



http://www.retrokimmer.com/2011/06/detroit-guitarist-terry-kelly-passed.html

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Written by guitarist/friend: Robert Gillespie

The passing of a friend and great Guitarist, Terry Kelly.. I will miss Terry Kelly like a brother and will cherish the times we've had together jamming and just hanging out, he is finally at peace. I'll be posting some pix soon. A lot of people never heard of him I'm sure, but he was one of THE best guitarists from the Detroit area EVER.

Terry was the original guitarist in CACTUS and wrote many of the songs on the first album and just got a thank you, he also played with the Detroit Wheels after Mitch left in the late 60's and many other projects that never really happened.

One funny story about Terry; way back in the day he was at the in-famous Massimino Music store on 7 mile and Van Dyke and was trying out a guitar and played a Bone-Shattering lick......Ted Nugent was there with jaw dropped and drooling saying; "let's jam man-show me that?" and Terry said; "Naw I'm tired man" and left. He had it all the taste, the feel, the look and all the chops.