I'm proud to announce some talented new additions to the acoustic tour package, which from now on will be billed as the Acoustic Outcasts.

Vocalists Terry Ilous (XYZ) and Kelly Keeling are on board for dates beginning in late July and early August - and we'll be accompanied by renowned guitarist JK Northrup (King Kobra, XYZ, Billy Thorpe, Paul Shortino).


Terry Ilous earned 2 gold albums with XYZ, and released the hit MTV & radio singles "Inside Out" and "What Keeps Me Loving You", while touring with Ozzy Osbourne, Ted Nugent, Foreigner, and Alice In Chains. Terry is right at home delivering his music in the 'unplugged' format - he and JK Northrup did an entire sold-out US tour as an acoustic duo opening for Michael Schenker, and recently headlined the 'Hollywood Rocks' CD release party. Terry and I became friends during last year's 'Rock 4Xmas' show in New York, and of course we are both featured on the new 'Hollywood Rocks' collection.

Kelly Keeling is another old friend and an extremely talented vocalist/musician. He started out with a band called Baton Rouge, which also featured ex-KEEL guitarist Tony Palmucci, then Kelly went on to sing with some of the best guitarists in the business: he sang with Michael Schenker, he was in Blue Murder with John Sykes, he recently sang with George Lynch, and has written songs for many artists including Dokken.

JK (Jeff) Northrup, in addition to being the lead guitarist in XYZ for the past decade or so, has a very impressive track record on his own, having played with Billy Thorpe ("Children Of The Sun" in the 80's, recorded several albums with vocalist Paul Shortino, recorded with King Kobra, and many others.

NOTE: This will not be your everyday type of show, where Terry will sing for 45 minutes, then Kelly will sing for 45 minutes, then we take the stage; an Acoustic Outcasts concert gives us the opportunity to showcase our hits, favorites, & new material in a unique format: instead of playing individual sets, the performers will take turns at the mike in different combinations every song or two, alone and also accompanied by the other artists. For instance, Keel & Wayne will open the show with a couple of songs, then start bring the other guys on stage...at any given time during the show, Kelly might be playing piano on a KEEL song with me, or I might be singing harmony with Terry, the possibilities are endless. During a 45 minute intermission segment, there will be a meet-and-greet when fans can meet the artists, get autographs, photos, and merchandise, and then the show climaxes with all of us on stage together at the end of the night for an acoustic rock n roll free-for-all.

Much more about Terry Ilous, Kelly Keeling, and JK Northrup can be found on their individual web sites:
http://xyzmusic.com
http://kellykeeling.com
http://jknorthrup.com

The following tour dates are now confirmed, and more will be added soon:

August 2 – Put-In-Bay, Ohio: The Boathouse
http://www.theboathousebarandgrill.com

August 3 – Erie, Pennsylvania: Sherlock's - 508 State St, Erie, PA 16501 - 814.453.7760
http://www.sherlocksparkplace.com/sherlocks.html

August 4 – Columbus, Ohio: CBR’s - 503 South Front Street, Columbus OH 43215 - 614.224.8155
http://cbrbar.com

August 5 – Lancaster, Ohio: Coach’s Corner - 434 N Columbus St, Lancaster OH 43130 - 740.654.8933

August 6 – Dayton, Ohio: Soft Rock Café - 877 East Franklin Street, Dayton OH 45459 937.438.3093

More news very soon.

[Edited on 7-11-2005 by RK]

[Edited on 7-11-2005 by RK]

[Edited on 7-11-2005 by RK]

hey Ron,

i hope that the outlaws will find a way to ride into the boston area in the not so distant future. id prefer not to have to wait until thanksgiving to see you live (not that I wont go see you in November if you make it here before then!). i think that bringing other artists along with you will create an exciting evening of music!

Eric

Yes I so have to agree!! Showcasing other artists along with you guys definitely will make for some great entertainment!!!

Hello all, I think I have actually died and gone to heaven when I found this web site! I am a huge steeler and keel fan! and when I saw all that Ron is currently doing and working on I became even more excited. Glad to here you have some tour dates lined up I am going to have to get to a show real soon!

"steel2keel" - what an AWESOME user name, you ROCK. Thanks and welcome to the party - same clown, new circus...

I want to make sure everyone realizes I've edited the post at the top of tyhis threa to include the newest addition to the Acoustic Outcasts Tour - my old friend Kelly Keeling.

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Kelly Keeling is another old friend and an extremely talented vocalist/musician. He started out with a band called Baton Rouge, which also featured ex-KEEL guitarist Tony Palmucci, then Kelly went on to sing with some of the best guitarists in the business: he sang with Michael Schenker, he was in Blue Murder with John Sykes, he recently sang with George Lynch, and has written songs for many artists including Dokken.

Kelly really is a great guy, I'm psyched to be working with him on this. Through the years, we've both been ribbed about the similarity in our last names - as far as we know, we're not related other than through the rock n roll family tree. Kelly's talented, smart, great singer, great musician, good looking guy - there couldn't possibly be any relation...

Are u sure about that one Ronnie?? If Kelly is a good looking guy and so are u then maybe u guys are related somewhere down the line!!!

[Edited on 7-11-2005 by Kathy291975]

Ron, you definately have to bring this show to New England! The talent that you keep adding to the shows is amazing. I used to enjoy listening to both XYZ and Baton Rouge. I wish I lived closer to the PA / OH area!

Eric - at least 3 of us (myself, Charlie, and Terry Ilous) will be in Plymouth Mass. the night before Thanksgiving as part of the Rock 4Xmas show...I would like to get Kelly in on that action too, you never know...