Colette Kelly

Colette Kelly started fronting Baltimore based the Stepping Stones around 1967. By 1968 she had joined another local band, Status Quo (not the Rossi / Parfitt nutters though this lot seemed to have had a British connection). By spring 1969 she was fronting the Exquisites, who had been big on the local live gigging scene since 67. The band varied in numbers from 9 strong (when they had a brass section) down to just 5 (1970). It was this group that cut the 2 tracks credited to Colette on the Volt 45. She must have cut the songs (which presumably she'd been singing live for a while) almost as soon as she hooked up with the Exquisites. She soon moved on again and by 1971 was a member of the local prog rock group Grok. She quit that group in 1973 and next turned up (1977-ish) singing with Top 40 covers band Phoenix. This outfit played all over the place, touring extensively. By 1980, she seems to have left the performing side of the music biz. 'Baltimore Sounds' by Joseph E. Vaccarino