- Ron Keel
Ron Keel (born 1961) is a
Heavy metal vocalist andguitarist for a number of bands from from the 1980s to the modern day. He started his music career with aTennessee -based band known asLust . He came to prominence with his bandSteeler , which featuredYngwie Malmsteen ,Rik Fox and Mark Edwards. The band became one of LA's hottest acts, but could not withstand the test of time. Yngwie was the first to leave, opting to play with the bandAlcatrazz , featuringGraham Bonnet . However,Steeler was able to record one self-titled album, released in 1984 onShrapnel Records . At one point,Steeler had the highest selling independent record of all-time. Fact|date=January 2008After the demise of Steeler, Ron formed a new band and simply called it Keel. The band quickly secured a major record deal with Gold Mountain /
A&M Records . Keel toured the world and sold 3 to 4 million records throughout its duration.Gene Simmons produced two Keel albums, including the Right to Rock and The Final Frontier.List of Bands Keel has featured in
*Lust - 1980-1981
*Steeler - 1981-1984
*Black Sabbath - joined Summer 1984, left shortly after (no recordings).
*Keel - 1984-1989
*Fair Game - 1989-1992
*Ronnie Lee Keel - 1992-present
*Saber Tiger - 1997
*The Rat'lers - 1998
*Iron Horse - 2000-2006
*Keel & Wayne - 2005
*K2 - PresentExternal links
* [http://www.fullinbloommusic.com/ronkeel.html Historical Interview with Ron Keel]
* [http://www.ronkeel.com Official Ron Keel Website]
* [http://www.fullinbloommusic.com/marc_ferrari.html History of Keel w/ Marc Ferrari]
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