Johnny Kay (4)

Aka John Kaciuban. Do not confound with Johnny Kay (schlager singer of Christmas song, from the 50's and 60's) or Johnny Kay (3) (Belgian pianist and conductor). Johnny Kay is mostly known to have been the lead guitarist of Bill Haley between 1961-1967. He was also a featured vocalist with the Comets during the 1960s. His last studio recordings with Haley as a full member of the Comets were made in 1966 in Mexico; an eye injury forced him to leave the band in early 1967. Kay also recorded some solo work prior to joining Haley, some of which was reissued by the Rollercoaster label in the 1980s. Since 2007, Kay has been back in the recording studio with his band, Johnny Kay's Rockets. In 2009, he released Songs from the Cradle of Rock 'n' Roll, a collection of all-new material.