Early Life and Career
Hollingsworth was born in Maryland on March 2, 1968. He attended Towson State University where he majored in music, with a focus on jazz piano. While attending college, Kyle played in the Baltimore-based psychedelic rock band, Black Friday.
After moving to Boulder, Colorado, he eventually joined the The String Cheese Incident, an American jamband from Boulder. He has written a number of songs for the band, by himself and with collaborators such as Robert Hunter.
Hollingsworth toured in support of his first album under the name Remarkable Elba Kramer. He also tours under the names Kyle Hollingsworth & Friends, Kyle Hollingsworth Band, and 3 Foot Icon, the latter featuring Kyle, Speech (of Arrested Development), and Chief Xcel (Blackalicious).
In the spring of 2008, Hollingsworth toured briefly with the Fiery Furnaces as the band's second keyboard player.
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