Kenneth William "Ken" Casey, Junior. is the bass guitarist, primary songwriter, and one of the lead singers of the Boston Celtic punk group the Dropkick Murphys.
Background
Casey was born and raised in Milton, Massachusetts, the son of Eileen Kelly and Ken Casey, Senior He is of Irish descent on both his mother and father"s side of the family. His father died when he was very young and he was brought up under the wing of his grandfather, John Kelly, a teamster and union worker
Education
He worked in various jobs and studied at University of Massachusetts Boston before forming the band.
Career
Casey was one of the original members, starting the band in 1996 with guitarist Rick Barton and singer Mike McColgan. He is known for his melodic vocal parts and solid punk rock bass playing. Casey also runs his own boxing promotion called The Dropkick Murphys song "Boys on the Docks" is dedicated to Kelly.
In 2015, Casey started the boxing promotion, Casey has promoted various local fights in the Boston area which have also aired nationally on television
Danny O" Connor (ranked as one of the top 15 boxers in the world), Spike O"Sullivan, Logan McGuiness, Stephen Ormond and Michael McLaughlin currently fight for Casey"s promotion. Casey said of his promotion “My grandfather was an avid boxing fan and an amateur boxer himself.
He turned me onto the sport from about the age of three and the band has always had connections too. I was watching how hard it was for him – training in Texas, trying to sell tickets for his fights up here, he had a newborn baby and, like, how do you sell tickets when you’re in Texas? I thought I’d just do some social media, promoting him to the Dropkicks fans, and the next thing you know is that five years later I’m immersed in boxing.”.
Politics
Casey stated that "Charlie is a Republican and I’m a Democrat, but I will take a big heart and strong character over political party any day" Casey, who publicly backed Mayor Martin J. Walsh"s campaign in 2013, also said that Baker helped several of Dropkick Murphys" charitable causes over the years, including supporting military families.
Membership
He is the only original member of the Dropkick Murphys left in the band, though drummer Matt Kelly joined shortly after formation in 1997.