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Tim Kelly

By: Alice Hendershott

Timothy Patrick Kelly was born on January 13, 1963 in Trenton, New Jersey. Tim taught himself to play guitar and began his music career around the sixth grade. Some of the bands Tim played in during his career included Hellion, New Haven, and Allegiance ( that was fronted by his brother Brian ) along with a couple other cover bands. After no real success with these bands Tim teamed up with Mark Slaughter and Dana Strum ( both of which came from the Vinnie Vincent Invasion group ) to form a new group with their own original music. They later found Blas Elias and he joined as their drummer. This is how Slaughter was formed.

Slaughter emerged on the music scene in the year 1990 with quite a vengeance. They released their first album entitled "Stick It To Ya" that same year. Slaughter's success didn't stop here though. They went on to record another six albums over their nine year career. Even with all the success that Slaughter was enjoying Tim found the time to be active in community service, particularly in reaching out to our troubled youth with the positive message roack and roll can bring. Tim himself had a bit of a troubled past and knew what these kids were going through. Tim had a 1993 drug arrest for an incident that occurred years ealier.

Tim died on February 5, 1998 due to massive head injuries that occured during a head on collision he was involved in. At the time of his death Tim resided in Henderson, Nevada. Henderson is a suburb of Las Vegas.

Tim will surely be missed by all that knew him. He was a very talented musician, wonderful person, and loyal friend to many. Tim may have been taken from us too soon, but his positive outlook on life lives on through the music he left behind!


	Rocking Angels Online \| home Artist Of The Month \| Past Artists \| Tributes \| Famous Graves \| Check Out These Sites! Tributes Tim Kelly By: Alice Hendershott Timothy Patrick Kelly was born on January 13, 1963 in Trenton, New Jersey. Tim taught himself to play guitar and began his music career around the sixth grade. Some of the bands Tim played in during his career included Hellion, New Haven, and Allegiance ( that was fronted by his brother Brian ) along with a couple other cover bands. After no real success with these bands Tim teamed up with Mark Slaughter and Dana Strum ( both of which came from the Vinnie Vincent Invasion group ) to form a new group with their own original music. They later found Blas Elias and he joined as their drummer. This is how Slaughter was formed. Slaughter emerged on the music scene in the year 1990 with quite a vengeance. They released their first album entitled "Stick It To Ya" that same year. Slaughter's success didn't stop here though. They went on to record another six albums over their nine year career. Even with all the success that Slaughter was enjoying Tim found the time to be active in community service, particularly in reaching out to our troubled youth with the positive message roack and roll can bring. Tim himself had a bit of a troubled past and knew what these kids were going through. Tim had a 1993 drug arrest for an incident that occurred years ealier. Tim died on February 5, 1998 due to massive head injuries that occured during a head on collision he was involved in. At the time of his death Tim resided in Henderson, Nevada. Henderson is a suburb of Las Vegas. Tim will surely be missed by all that knew him. He was a very talented musician, wonderful person, and loyal friend to many. Tim may have been taken from us too soon, but his positive outlook on life lives on through the music he left behind!