Just months before the untimely death of Texas Bluesrocker Mean Gene Kelton, he had the idea of creating a magazine called “Mean Gene World.” He wanted to write about everything he experienced – the joy of performing, the frustration of the music business, the craziness of life on the road, trying to stay healthy and most of all, his passion for helping others with his music.
The Kelton family, as well as the Die Hard band, continue to be grateful for all the condolences, thoughts, prayers and awesome remembrances of the incredible life of Mean Gene Kelton. The (still, 2018) ongoing outpouring of love, friendship and loyalty by friends and fans will forever be overwhelming.
The website is being revamped into more of a Memorial and life story of Mean Gene Kelton. An update has been a long time coming… the hurt and grief have been too much to bear. Gene’s legacy can’t be left in a drawer, in a file cabinet, or on a CD on the shelf. It would be an even worse tragedy to forget the man, his life’s work, and what he stood for.
Thank you for your loyalty and your love of Mean Gene. If you’re new here, I’m sorry you missed him in person – but there is so much video, music and written word that still abounds. With this website, I hope to carry on his wishes by bringing you everything I can about Mean Gene Kelton – music, photos, videos, interviews, book excerpts, fan photos and more.
Joni Kelton Glaze
04/2015
Texas BluesCast July 2007
An interview with Mean Gene Kelton on his upcoming Gigs From Hell book.