Ken Casey

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Ken Casey
Casey in concert
Background information
Birth name	Kenneth William Casey Jr.
Born	(1969-04-15) April 15, 1969 (age 55) Pittsfield, Massachusetts, United States
Genres	Punk rock, Celtic punk, Oi!
Instrument(s)	Vocals, Bass guitar
Years active	1996–present
Labels	Born & Bred Records, Hellcat

Kenneth William Casey Jr. (born April 15, 1969) is an American musician who is the primary songwriter and one of the lead singers of the Boston Celtic punk group the Dropkick Murphys.^[1] Casey was one of the original members, starting the band in 1996 with guitarist Rick Barton and singer Mike McColgan. He is the only original member of the Dropkick Murphys left in the band, though drummer Matt Kelly joined shortly after formation in 1997. He is known for his melodic vocal parts and solid punk rock bass playing. Okemah Rising, the Dropkick Murphys twelfth and most recent album, was released in 2023. Casey also founded the charity group The Claddagh Fund, owns two Boston restaurants, McGreevy's (which closed in August 2020) and Yellow Door Taqueria, and runs his own boxing promotion called Murphys Boxing.^[2] Casey has a small role in the 2016 film Patriots Day, about the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing and the subsequent terrorist manhunt.