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Kelley Hunt Years attended: Fall 1974 to Spring 1976, pursuing a major in music composition Hometown: Lawrence
Back in the day: Hunt was born in Kansas City, Kan., but grew up in Emporia. She started playing piano by ear when she was 3 years old. She says she has played piano even at that young age. She started music lessons at age 10 got involved in junior high and high school music programs, and began writing and singing her own music. She was taught how to write music to Lawrence to attend the University after she graduated from high school. She attended the University for two and a half years, but wanted to take a direction in music. Her programs did not offer so she quit school and starting worked toward her goal.
The grad life: After leaving KU, Hunt gained some notoriety and
started touring regionally after the girl got married and had a son, she took a few years off, but got back in the scene in 1994 with her husband. She curtailed an auto blues song, roots, rhythm and jazz.
**toury** has recorded two more albums, 2002's inspiration and 2004's New Shade of Blue. She now travels all over the world.
United States and Canada,
to play songs from her theatrical
play *The Kid in the Dell* at Monterey Bay Bureu Festival, the Tallulah Bueu Festival, and in many major U.S. cities. She will be performing this February in Nashville, Tennessee.
She says: "I really love the creative process."
Anne Weltmer
02. 08.2007 JAYPLAY < 07