David William Kelly is a British blues singer, guitarist and composer, who has been active on the British blues music scene since the 1960s. He has performed with the John Dummer Blues Band, Tramp, The Blues Band, and his own Dave Kelly Band.
Kelly with The Blues Band in 2013.
British blues is a form of music derived from American blues that originated in the late 1950s, and reached its height of mainstream popularity in the 1960s. In Britain, blues developed a distinctive and influential style dominated by electric guitar, and made international stars of several proponents of the genre, including the Rolling Stones, the Animals, the Yardbirds, Eric Clapton, Fleetwood Mac and Led Zeppelin.
Alexis Korner, often called the father of British blues
Georgie Fame, a major figure of the British R&B movement, in 1968
Peter Green performing with Fleetwood Mac in 1970
Cream, one of the most influential bands to emerge from the movement, c. 1966