Mike Keneally

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Mike Keneally

Michael Joseph Keneally (December 20 1961–) is an American musician.

Born in Long Island, New York, he moved to San Diego, California at an early age and has been a fixture on the local music scene there since 1985 when he formed the local cult band, Drop Control. Although a well established musician in his own right, Keneally is probably most well known as former Frank Zappa "stunt guitarist" and a Zappa 1988 tour band member on both guitar and keyboards. His ascendency to that position is legendary in certain musician circles, based on Keneally's command over the vast and difficult Zappa repertoire. Unfortunately, his stint in the Zappa touring band was short lived with the early cancellation of the 88 tour and Zappa's death in 1993. Keneally moved on from the elder Zappa's band to work with the eldest Zappa son, Dweezil on his solo albums and work released as the band, Z. Keneally has also released nine albums of solo material since 1992 and has guested or acted as sideman on a wide variety of projects, most notably as part of Steve Vai's touring bands. He has played guitar and keyboards with Yo Miles!, Wadada Leo Smith and Henry Kaiser's Miles Davis tribute band as well as recording the 1995 album The Mistakes with Henry Kaiser, Prairie Prince, and Andy West (formerly of Dixie Dregs).

Current Mike Keneally Band Line-Up

Mike Keneally - guitar, keys, lead vocals
Bryan Beller - bass, backing vocals
Rick Musallam - guitar, bouzouki, backing vocals
Joe Travers ( or Nick D'Virgilio when not on tour with Spock's Beard ) - drums

Frank Zappa Recordings With Mike Keneally

Broadway The Hard Way 1988
The Best Band You Never Heard In Your Life1991
Make A Jazz Noise Here1991
You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Volume 4 1991 & Volume 6 1992
Trance-Fusion 1995

Mike Keneally Discography

hat. 1992
Boil That Dust Speck 1995
Half Alive in Hollywood 1997
Sluggo! 1998
Nonkertompf 1999
Nonkertalk 1999 (a companion interview and outtakes cd available only with the special limited edition of "Nonkertalk")
Dancing 2000
Dancing With Myself 2000 (a live companion cd available only with the special limited edition of "Dancing")
Wooden Smoke 2002
Wooden Smoke Asleep 2002 (a companion cd available only with the special limited edition of "Wooden Smoke")
Dog 2004
Pup 2004 (a companion cd available only with the first orders of the special limited edition of "Dog")
The Universe Will Provide 2004
Parallel Universe 2004 (a companion cd available only with the first orders of "The Universe Will Provide")
Vai Piano Reductions, Vol. 1 2004
'''Guitar Therapy Live" 2006 (a "Special Edition" version sold directly from Keneally's website and limited to a signed run of 3000 contains a bonus DVD of The Mike Keneally Band's show on 7/30/05 at "The Baked Potato" in Los Angeles)

Videos and DVD's

Soap Scum Remover 1996
Dog DVD 2004 (a companion dvd available only with the first orders of the special limited edition of "Dog")
Guitar Therapy DVD 2006 Live at the Baked Potato (a companion dvd available only with the first orders of the special limited edition of "Guitar Therapy (Live)")

External links

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