…Here’s Bob Dylan and he is the greatest and when we’re all dead and gone and they’re looking back at us 400 years from now, they can look at Bob and say he was the Shakespeare of songwriters, and I would agree.
~Robert Earl Keen (to American Songwriter – Sept. 2011)Among the large contingent of talented songwriters who emerged in Texas in the 1980s and ’90s, Robert Earl Keen struck an unusual balance between sensitive story-portraits (“Corpus Christi Bay”) and raucous barroom fun (“That Buckin’ Song”)
~James Manheim (allmusic.com)
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From Wikipedia:
| Born | January 11, 1956 (age 57) |
|---|---|
| Origin | Houston, Texas, United States |
| Genres | Country, Texas country, outlaw country, country rock, alternative country, folk, Americana |
| Occupations | Singer, Songwriter |
| Instruments | Acoustic Guitar |
| Years active | 1984–present |
| Labels | Arista Records Sugar Hill Records KOCH Records Lost Highway Rosetta Records,Inc. |
| Website | RobertEarlKeen.com |
Robert Earl Keen, Junior (born January 11, 1956) is an American country and folk guitarist and singer-songwriter from the southern state of Texas. He is popular with fans of various musical genres including traditional country, alternative country, folk, Americana, and college radio. Keen currently resides in Kerrville, Texas, and maintains a ranch in Medina, Texas.
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