Kelly Garni

Kelly Garni
Born 1957
Los Angeles, California
Genres Hard rock, heavy metal
Occupation(s) Musician, photographer, artist
Instruments Bass guitar
Associated acts Quiet Riot, G.M.O.S. Brownstone
Website www.ghosttownart.com

Kelly Garni is an American Hard rock musician and photographer, who is best known for playing in the band Quiet Riot.

Born in Los Angeles in 1957, Garni's family moved to Burbank, California in the early 1970s, where he met Randy Rhoads. He played bass with Quiet Riot for about five years, and appears on their 1977 self-titled album, as well as their second album, Quiet Riot II.

On July 9, 2008, Kelly announced that he would be returning to music, in a band with Randy Rhoads' brother, Kelle Rhoads. The two old friends recorded an album with Wayne Findley of Michael Schenker fame and a blues album with Ohio blues legend Jerry Loos. They also toured Japan together, playing in small clubs with local musicians.

In October 2014, he was playing in a group called Super Troup with former Great White member Derrick Pontier, former Bonham singer Chas West, and former Bang Tango guitarist Scott LaFlamme. His current music project is the Cross Rhoads Music Festival in Detroit, MI.

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Current life

On April 21, 2013 Kelly Garni was inducted into the Las Vegas Rock N Roll Hall Of Fame Reunion, The 80's alongside Mark Slaughter in early Las Vegas band Xcursion. On February 14, 2013 he released his autobiography entitled "Angels With Dirty Faces".

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