Kelly Hogan is an American singer-songwriter

Singer-songwriter

Singer-songwriters are musicians who write, compose and sing their own musical material including lyrics and melodies. As opposed to contemporary popular music singers who write their own songs, the term singer-songwriter describes a distinct form of artistry, closely associated with the...

 born in Atlanta, Georgia

Georgia (U.S. state)

Georgia is a state located in the southeastern United States. It was established in 1732, the last of the original Thirteen Colonies. The state is named after King George II of Great Britain. Georgia was the fourth state to ratify the United States Constitution, on January 2, 1788...

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In the 1990s, Hogan sang with The Jody Grind (with Bill Taft

Bill Taft

Bill Taft is an American rock musician living in Atlanta, Georgia.-Biography:In 1982, Taft moved from Ohio to Atlanta to attend Emory University. His first band of note was The Chowder Shouters, whose instruments included garbage cans...

), singing on their full-lengths One Man's Trash Is Another Man's Treasure (1990) and Lefty's Deceiver (1992). The group disbanded after two of its members were killed in a car crash. Following starring roles in the stage productions of Appalachian Christmas and The Dead Sea Scrolls and Other Chilling Tales of the Sea at Theatrical Outfit in Atlanta, she joined the Rock*A*Teens, appearing on their 1996 EP

Extended play

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 and the 1997 full-length Cry. Her debut solo record was released in 1996, which featured covers

Cover version

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 of songs by Will Oldham

Will Oldham

Will Oldham , better known by the stage name Bonnie 'Prince' Billy, is an American singer-songwriter and actor. From 1993 to 1997, he performed and recorded under variations of the Palace name, including the Palace Brothers, Palace Songs, and Palace Music...

 and Vic Chesnutt

Vic Chesnutt

James Victor "Vic" Chesnutt was an American singer-songwriter from Athens, Georgia. His first album, Little, was released in 1990, but his breakthrough to commercial success didn't come until 1996 with the release of Sweet Relief II: Gravity of the Situation, a tribute album of mainstream artists...

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Hogan left the Rock*A*Teens after the release of Cry, and signed with Bloodshot Records

Bloodshot Records

Bloodshot Records is an independent record label based in Chicago, Illinois which specializes in roots-inflected indie rock, punk blues, and a Chicago brand of outlaw country...

, releasing two full-length albums in 2000-01. Among those appearing on the records were the Pine Valley Cosmonauts

Pine Valley Cosmonauts

-History:The group was initiated by Jon Langford as a covers group, with a constantly shifting repertory and cast of backing members. The name was first used for Langford's 1995 album of Johnny Cash cover songs...

, Andrew Bird

Andrew Bird

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, and Edith Frost

Edith Frost

Edith Frost is an American singer-songwriter who describes her music as "pensive countrified psychedelia". Born in San Antonio, Texas on August 18, 1964, Frost moved to Brooklyn in 1990 where she played in the country bands the Holler Sisters, the Marfa Lights and Edith and Her Roadhouse Romeos...

. In the 2000s she also collaborated with Neko Case

Neko Case

Neko Case is an American singer-songwriter, best known for her solo career and her contributions as a member of the Canadian indie rock group The New Pornographers....

, The Waco Brothers

The Waco Brothers

The Waco Brothers are an alternative country band in Chicago, Illinois, formed by Jon Langford of the Mekons. The group grew out of Langford's wish to play more country-influenced music as the Mekons concentrated more on a punk sound. They were originally put together simply for local Chicago...

, The Minus 5

The Minus 5

The Minus 5 is an American rock band, headed by musician Scott McCaughey and featuring R.E.M. guitarist Peter Buck.-Band history:Formed in 1993, McCaughey designed the Minus 5 as a pop collective, with each record the group put out featuring a new lineup...

, Nora O'Connor

Nora O'Connor

Nora O'Connor is an American musician. She sings and plays guitar with numerous bands and individuals from the U.S. and Canada, her primary involvements being Andrew Bird's Bowl of Fire and the Blacks...

, The Wee Hairy Beasties, Silkworm

Silkworm (band)

Silkworm was an indie rock band active from 1987 to 2005.The members were Tim Midgett, Joel RL Phelps, Andy Cohen, and Michael Dahlquist. Phelps left the band in 1994. Matt Kadane of Bedhead and The New Year played keyboards on Italian Platinum and It'll Be Cool...

, Drive-By Truckers

Drive-By Truckers

Drive-By Truckers are an alternative country/Southern rock band based in Athens, Georgia, though three out of six members are originally from The Shoals region of Northern Alabama, and the band strongly identifies with Alabama. Their music uses three guitars as well as bass, drums, and now...

 and others. She appears as one of a handful of collaborators on the 2010 Mavis Staples

Mavis Staples

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 release You Are Not Alone

You Are Not Alone (Mavis Staples album)

You Are Not Alone is the 12th studio album by American gospel and soul singer Mavis Staples, released September 14, 2010 on ANTI- Records...

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She lives in Evansville, Wisconsin

Evansville, Wisconsin

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, is employed as a full-time member of Neko Case's backing band, and works frequently on projects in Chicago between tours.

Hogan and Neko Case performed on Jakob Dylan

Jakob Dylan

Jakob Luke Dylan is the lead singer and songwriter of the rock band The Wallflowers and is a son of singer-songwriter Bob Dylan and Sara Dylan. He has also recorded two solo albums.-Personal life:...

's 2010 album Women and Country.

Discography

• Appalachian Christmas (Cast album) (Theatrical Outfit, 1994)
• A Whistle Only Dogs Can Hear (Long Play Records, 1996)
• Beneath the Country Underdog (Bloodshot Records
  Bloodshot Records
  Bloodshot Records is an independent record label based in Chicago, Illinois which specializes in roots-inflected indie rock, punk blues, and a Chicago brand of outlaw country...
  
  , 2000)
• Because it Feel Good (Bloodshot, 2001)

Acting career

Hogan lent her voice to the season 5 episode

Aqua Teen Hunger Force (season 5)

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 "Sirens" of the animated series

Cartoon series

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 Aqua Teen Hunger Force

Aqua Teen Hunger Force

Aqua Teen Hunger Force , retitled Aqua Unit Patrol Squad 1 in 2011, is an American animated television series on Cartoon Network late night programing block, Adult Swim, as well as Teletoon's Teletoon at Night block and later G4 Canada's ADd block in Canada...

, in which she (as The B.J.

Fellatio

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Queen

Queen regnant

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) and Neko Case (Chrysanthemum

Chrysanthemum

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) play Sirens

Siren

In Greek mythology, the Sirens were three dangerous mermaid like creatures, portrayed as seductresses who lured nearby sailors with their enchanting music and voices to shipwreck on the rocky coast of their island. Roman poets placed them on an island called Sirenum scopuli...

 who have taken former Philadelphia Phillies

Philadelphia Phillies

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 first baseman

First baseman

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 John Kruk

John Kruk

John Martin Kruk is a former Major League Baseball player and current baseball analyst for ESPN.-Early life and career:...

(himself) captive for arcane sexual purposes.