Song:Papa Was a Rodeo
Album:Beneath the Country Underdog
Kelly Hogan has been a fixture on the Chicago Alt Country scene since the 90s. She has toured with Neko Case for years. That's where I saw her. Occasionally she records as a leader including this 2000 album on Bloodshot Records. She was born Jan. 11, 1965 in Atlanta. She listened to country music on the radio growing up. She sang in local clubs as a teen. Kelly was a member of the early 90s band The Jody Grind. After recording two albums, two members were killed in a car crash and they split up. Kelly was also a member of Rock*A*Teens from 1994 to 1997. Then she moved to Chicago. Kelly released her solo debut album in 1996. After moving to Chicago, she joined Neko Case's band and they have toured together ever since. This cover of the Stephin Merritt & the Magnetic Fields song Papa Was a Rodeo is from her 2000 album Beneath the Country Underdog. She is backed up by the Bloodshot Records house band The Pine Valley Cosmonauts and produced by Jon Langford. The male singer is Mike Geier aka Puddles the Clown. Kelly's latest CD was released by Anti Records in 2012. Kelly still tours with Neko Case. She also toured with The Decemberists. She appears with several bands in the Chicago area. And she has appeared on albums by Mavis Staples, The Mekons, Jakob Dylan, Alejandro Escovedo and Drive By Truckers. Here's Kelly Hogan performing Papa Was a Rodeo at Stage on Sixth in Austin, TX Mar. 16, 2013.
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