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Ron Keel
12+ albums
hard rockhair metalGlam Metal
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Ron Keel (born March 25, 1961) is a rock & country singer/musician, known for leading and singing for Ron Keel Band, Keel, Steeler, IronHorse, Fair Game, Saber Tiger, The Rat'lers, and as a solo artist, under the name Ronnie Lee Keel. He is also an author, radio show host, and owner/manager of RFK Media LLC. Ron Keel began his recording career with a Tennessee-based band named Lust. He relocated his next Nashville band Steeler to Los Angeles in 1981 and became a top draw on the Southern California scene. In 1983 Steeler signed with Shrapnel Records and released their self-titled album, 'Steeler' which also featured Yngwie Malmsteen, Rik Fox and Mark Edwards. In 1984, he was briefly the lead singer of Black Sabbath. He recorded some demos with the band, but soon parted ways when the band had a falling out with producer Spencer Proffer over creatives differences. Following Steeler, Keel formed a new band and simply called it Keel. The band secured a record deal with Gold Mountain/A&M Records. From 1984 to 1989, Keel toured the world and sold 2 million records. KISS vocalist/bassist Gene Simmons produced two of Keel's albums: 'The Right to Rock' and 'The Final Frontier'. Both charted on Billboard's Hot 100, as did their third self-titled major label album, 'Keel', on MCA Records which was produced by Michael Wagener. In 1987, their cover of "Rock N Roll Outlaw" was featured in the movie "Dudes." A sixth album 'Back In Action' (1998) consisted of unreleased demos; the band reu
