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Birth name | Anthony Matthew Key |
Born | Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England | 1 July 1960
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Anthony Matthew "Ted" Key (born 1 July 1960 in Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England) was the original bassist in The Housemartins. He was replaced in 1985 by Norman Cook. [1]
Key originally played with a local band called The Gargoyles [1] [2] and continues to be involved in the Hull music scene and is the frontman of Ted Key and the Kingstons. [3] After this band folded, In late 2022, he joined with some new musicians including two members of Hull band The Gold Needles, in a new band Ted Key + The VIP's who debuted at The New Adelphi Club in early 2023, and are currently active.
Key taught mathematics at Hull College. He is married to a BBC Radio Humberside producer Katy Noone [4] and has two sons.