Mark Kelly (bassist)

Mark Dean Kelly (born June 28, 1956) is a Christian bass guitarist most remembered for being a member of Petra during the 1980s. Kelly joined Petra in 1981 and recorded seven albums with them before retiring in 1987, being replaced by Ronny Cates.

In 2000, he assisted with his former bandmates and current Petra band members to the band's induction in the Gospel Music Hall of Fame.

In 2010, an incarnation of the band was formed under the name of "Classic Petra", featuring some band members from the 80. They announced the "Back to the Rock World Tour", starting October 15, 2010^[1] and released Back to the Rock on November 13, 2010.

Discography

Year	Album	Label
1981	Never Say Die	Star Song
1982	More Power to Ya	Star Song
1983	Not of this World	Star Song
1984	Beat the System	Star Song
1985	Captured in Time and Space	Star Song
1986	Back to the Street	Star Song
1987	This Means War!	Star Song
2010	Back to the Rock	Classic Petra LLC

Grammy Nominations

Mark was nominated, with the other members of Petra, for the following:

Year	Nomination
1985	Best Gospel Performance - Duo, Group, Choir or Chorus, Not of This World[2]
1986	Best Gospel Performance - Duo, Group, Choir or Chorus, Beat the System[3]
1987	Best Gospel Performance - Duo, Group, Choir or Chorus, Back to the Street[4]
1988	Best Gospel Performance - Duo, Group, Choir or Chorus, This Means War![5]

References

1. "News - Rock Pioneers Petra Reform For Tour And New Album". Louder Than The Music. Retrieved 2011-12-31.
2. "Grammy Award Nominees 1985 - Grammy Award Winners 1985". Awardsandshows.com. 1985-02-26. Retrieved 2011-12-31.
3. "Grammy Award Nominees 1986 - Grammy Award Winners 1986". Awardsandshows.com. 1986-02-25. Retrieved 2011-12-31.
4. "Grammy Award Nominees 1987 - Grammy Award Winners 1987". Awardsandshows.com. 1987-02-24. Retrieved 2011-12-31.
5. "Grammy Award Nominees 1988 - Grammy Award Winners 1988". Awardsandshows.com. 1988-03-02. Retrieved 2011-12-31.