Robert Earl Keen, Jr. (born January 11, 1956 in Houston, Texas) is an American singer-songwriter. Growing up, Keen was interested in music, sports, movies and writing. He attended Texas A&M University, enrolling in the school of journalism. Disappointed in the College Station, Texas music scene, he began playing guitar and learned to read and write music, basing his style on folk, country, blues and roots rock. In 1977 he rented a house from landlord Jack Boyett, where his neighbor was a then-unknown Lyle Lovett.
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Robert Earl Keen
Robert Earl Keen, Jr. (born January 11, 1956 in Houston, Texas) is an American singer-songwriter. Growing up, Keen was interested in music, sports, movies and writing. He attended Texas A&M University, enrolling in the school of journalism. Disappointed in the College Station, Texas music scene, he began playing guitar and learned to read and write music, basing his style on folk, country, blues and roots rock. In 1977 he rented a house from landlord Jack Boyett, where his neighbor was a then-unknown Lyle Lovett.
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Time Is Lite
After I recorded Time Is Right I was happy with the song but thought it was a bit of a vanity project. I was unlikely to have a rock band to play behind me; at best I would be performing at folk clubs or open mics.
I decided to re-record the song in a pared back version - in a different key, at a different tempo and with different instrumentation, modified arrangement and laidback feel.
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Time Is Right
Even though I had played in lots of bands for maybe forty years, when I tried writing songs in the past they never seemed to work - embarrassing self conscious lyrics and derivative music.
In 2021, in Covid lockdown I decided to give Garageband another go and the songs flowed. Sometimes you just have to wait until the time is right.
This is a song I could see myself playing in Dirranbandi Bushband - rocking out at the end of the night. Pity the band had broken up twenty years earlier.more
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I'm Positive
I first got Covid in January 2022. It inspired this song even though it's about more than just the virus, it's about lots of different ways to be positive.
I thought at the time Covid would pass and my song would quickly become irrelevant. How wrong I was!
This was the first time I played around with Garageband strings.
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