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Born to an oil executive father and an attorney mother, Keen was exposed to their love of folk and country, to which he would later blend when constructing his own style. It was quite late by the time Keen started to learn the guitar, waiting until he had started attending Texas A&M University, although he was a keen writer of poetry all throughout high school.
He recorded his self-financed debut album, "No Kinda Dancer," in 1984, which made a splash on the Austin, US, music scene. He moved to Nashville shortly after, mixing with the likes of Lyle Lovett and K.D. Lang, who had begun to create top ten country hits. Soon he returned back to Texas, finding inspiration there for his second album, "West Textures," which contained the crime-spree tale, "The Road Goes on Forever," becoming one of Keen's signature songs. Signed to Sugar Hill Records, he waited until 1993 to follow this release, with 1993's "A Bigger Piece of Sky," containing the hit song "Corpus Christi Bay." "Gringo Honeymoon" followed a year later, which featured the guitar talents of Gurf Morfix.
Keen continued to grow in popularity release after release, with a relentless touring schedule that would often see him attend over 200 dates a year bolstering his presence on the country music scene. In 2001, he gained his biggest chart success with "Gravitational Forces," which reached number 10 on the US Country Charts and number one on the US Heat charts. His subsequent albums continued to fair well in the country charts, all being in the top 40. Keen also helped coordinate the annual Texas Uprising festival, which took place in several venues in the state, acting as a talent festival for up-and-coming artists.
How about Robert Earl Keen Jr.? This guy can sing! He can write too. He has eighteen albums under his belt. I can’t even begin to imagine how one would go about constructing a set list from that amount of material.
IT was because of the influence of his older brother, that he got introduced to country artists such as Willie Nelson.
He built his career up playing in pubs and clubs around Austin Texas, building up a following over the years. He wound up moving to Nashville, as all country artists seem to do so, signing with Arista Records. “That Buckin’ Song” showcases his fantastic guitar ability alongside his band who he has such a good back and forth with. “Hello New Orleans” is the next song that has a little bit more depth, bringing a little bit more of a deep-south vibe to the table. The audience are ecstatic about the genius that they are witnessing. “The Great Hank” is a fantastic set closer, leaving the audience applauding for a good five minutes.
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Asleep at the Wheel have been going for years and years, since the 70s to be exact. They are based in Austin, Texas and have won a staggering nine Grammy Awards. This musical bunch have had chart success over the years with their success being a force to be reckoned with and another thing – they can do it live ever so well.
Their sound is essentially country with all the right instrumentation to make this world complete with the glossy finish of a pedal steel, a violin played as a fiddle and a Hammond organ sound that provides such a good sheen over their sound. They are all about telling stories in their songs introducing characters and telling stories through their songs and of course their patter between songs is so endearing to listen to. “The Letter” is such a fantastic song to hear live, with the contrapuntal melodies filling the room and hearing this chorus sing it right back to this band who give their performance so much energy and effort.
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