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K. K. Downing
- Real/full name:
- Kenneth Downing, Jr.
- Age:
- 67 (born Oct 27th, 1951)
- Place of origin:
- United Kingdom (West Bromwich, Birmingham)
- Gender:
- Male
Freight
Guitars (1969-1970)
Judas Priest
Guitars (1970-2011)
| 1974 | Rocka Rolla | Songwriting (tracks 1-10), Guitars |
| 1976 | Sad Wings of Destiny | Guitars |
| 1977 | Sin After Sin | Guitars |
| 1978 | Stained Class | Guitars, Songwriting (tracks 6, 7) |
| 1978 | Killing Machine | Guitars |
| 1979 | Hell Bent for Leather | Guitars |
| 1980 | British Steel | Guitars |
| 1981 | Point of Entry | Guitars |
| 1982 | Screaming for Vengeance | Guitars |
| 1984 | Defenders of the Faith | Guitars |
| 1986 | Turbo | Guitars |
| 1988 | Ram It Down | Guitars |
| 1990 | Painkiller | Guitars |
| 1997 | Jugulator | Guitars, Songwriting |
| 2001 | Demolition | Guitars |
| 2005 | Angel of Retribution | Guitars |
| 2008 | Nostradamus | Guitars, Guitars (synthesized) |
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Stagecoach
As Ken Downing:
Guitars
Violent Storm
| 2005 | Violent Storm | Guitars (lead) (tracks 1, 10) |
| 2006 | Storm Warning | Guitar solos (1, 3) |
Judas Priest
| 1976 | Sad Wings of Destiny | Producer |
| 1977 | Sin After Sin | Producer |
| 1978 | Stained Class | Producer |
| 1980 | British Steel | Producer |
| 1984 | Defenders of the Faith | Original cover concept |
| 1986 | Turbo | Mixing |
| 1988 | Ram It Down | Producer |
| 1990 | Painkiller | Recording, Cover art (concept), Mixing |
| 1997 | Jugulator | Producer |
| 2008 | Nostradamus | Producer, Mixing |
| (show all) | ||
| Added by: Megadeth | Modified by: Krister Jensen |
| Added on: 2011-04-09 15:00:07 | Last modified on: 2019-02-12 02:50:06 |
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Biography
K. K. Downing first started playing the guitar after he dropped out of school and was kicked out of his home.On April 20, 2011, he announced his departure from the band he co-founded, citing retirement. However, in his autobiography, he cites severe dissatisfaction with the band's management, namely that a (perceived) coalition between Glenn Tipton and Jayne Andrews were edging him out of the ...
Trivia
Owns and runs Steel Mill, a rock/metal concert venue in Wolverhampton, UK.Stagecoach was K.K.'s first band, which he joined in order to start having some kind of income from music. They played pop covers.
It was early Judas Priest manager Dave "Corky" Corke, who gave him the handle "K.K.", by writing his name as Ken "K.K." Downing on an early gig poster. He liked it, and kept it.
In ...