Happy Birthday today (Jan. 11) to Texas country/folk singer-songwriter & guitarist Robert Earl Keen; among the large contingent of talented songwriters who emerged from the Lone Star State in the 80s & 90s, he struck an unusual balance between sensitive story-portraits (Corpus Christi Bay, Jesse With The Long Hair) & raucous barroom fun (That Buckin Song, Five Pound Bass); these two song types are unified by a biting sense of humor that strongly influenced the early practitioners of what would become known as alt country; his songs have been covered by the likes of George Strait, Joe Ely, Lyle Lovett, The Highwaymen, Nanci Griffith & The Dixie Chicks; Robert was inducted into the Texas Heritage Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2012, alongside Lyle Lovett & the late Townes Van Zandt; his latest studio album is the 2011 Ready for Confetti…
Posted on: Mon, 12 Jan 2015 01:32:22 +0000
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