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Mike Keneally

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Biography

Mike Keneally obviously doesn't like to be labeled -- he's a bandleader and bandmember, a rock and jazz player, and also an outstanding guitarist, vocalist, keyboardist, and percussionist. Taking up keyboards at age five, Keneally's life changed when he moved from New York to California in 1970 and heard Frank Zappa for the first time at age ten. Woodshedding for the next 15 years as a self-taught guitarist, Keneally formed a band called Drop Control in his hometown of San Diego in 1985 and became one of the city's musical heroes. Keneally auditioned for Frank Zappa's band in 1987 as a "stunt guitar" replacement for Steve Vai, and was hired as a guitarist, keyboardist, and vocalist. The multi-instrumentalist would appear on some classic Frank Zappa albums like Broadway the Hard Way and The Best Band You Never Heard in Your Life, but little did he know that his lineup would be Frank Zappa's final touring band. Between 1988 and 1991, Keneally performed with Drop Control and Frank Zappa's son Dweezil's band Z, toyed with studio-musician status, and moved to Los Angeles.

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Top Songs

Total plays on Last.fm over the last 6 months
  1. Your Quimby Dollars At Work - (0:38)  -  584 plays
  2. Deep-Fried Skinks Are Go! - (0:31)  -  507 plays
  3. Them Dolphins Is Smart - (0:59)  -  432 plays
  4. 1988 Was a Million Years Ago - (3:32)  -  289 plays
  5. I Can't Stop - (3:30)  -  274 plays
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