Kelly Johnson (guitarist)

Kelly Johnson ( born June 20, 1958 in London, † July 15, 2007 ibid ) was a singer, guitarist and founding member of the New Wave of British Heavy - metal band Girlschool.

Musical Career

Kelly Johnson grew up in London. On the Edmonton County School in North London, she discovered her interest in music. At 19 she joined the band Painted Lady, the renamed in 1978 in Girlschool. With Girlschool Johnson recorded four albums, several singles and the St. Valentine's Day Massacre EP, ( a collaboration with Motörhead ).

1984 Johnson left Girlschool and moved to Los Angeles at the The Runaways guitarist Vicki Blue. She learned the sign language in America and worked with the deaf. In the 10 years she spent in America, she tried to get back on the music business foot without success. Just as she was able to start a solo career, she managed with ex- Painted Lady and Go Go's member Kathy Valentine to start a new group.

In 1993 she returned to England and Girlschool. The band toured seven years and released several live albums. For the last time to hear Kelly Johnson on the album 21st Anniversary - Not That Innocent, which included only new material despite the name. In 2001 she left the band, as with her a bone tumor was diagnosed. In 2007, she succumbed to this disease.