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Kathy Kallick

Recording Artist · Active 1991–present · Chicago · Also a musician
Contemporary Bluegrass

Kathy Kallick is an Illinois-born guitarist, singer, and songwriter who co-founded Good Ol' Persons in 1975 — one of the first all-women bluegrass bands — and has led the Kathy Kallick Band since 1996, anchoring Bay Area bluegrass for nearly half a century.

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  • Born September 19, 1952 in Chicago, Illinois; raised in suburban Evanston.
  • Mother Dodi Kallick was a leading figure in the 1950s–60s Chicago folk scene and helped establish the Old Town School of Folk Music.
  • Discovered bluegrass while attending the San Francisco Art Institute, then settled into the Bay Area scene.
  • In 1975 co-founded Good Ol' Persons with Laurie Lewis, Barbara Mendelsohn, Dorothy Baxter, and Sue Shelasky — one of the first all-women bluegrass bands; the group lasted roughly 20 years and released five albums.
  • Formed the Kathy Kallick Band in 1996; albums include "Between the Hollow and the Highrise" (2010), "Time" (2012), and "Foxhounds" (2015).
  • Won a Grammy and two IBMA Awards for the multi-artist tribute "True Life Blues: The Songs of Bill Monroe."
  • The 2014 duo album "Laurie & Kathy Sing the Songs of Vern & Ray" honored their bluegrass mentors.
  • Received the Northern California Bluegrass Society Lifetime Achievement Award and the California Bluegrass Association Lifetime Membership Award.

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