In a past life Keith was a widely traveled blues-folk-americana-etc guitarist-singer who plays blues dobro, harmonica, & blues mandolin. Born between Chicago and the Mississippi delta at the crossroads of the Illinois Central and Wabash railroads this central Illinois native performed for many years in the midwest, opening shows for performers including Muddy Waters, John Lee Hooker, Dr. John, Delbert McClinton and many others................................
Keith relocated to central New York in 2001 Keith continued his dedication to the blues and songwriting and recording and also opened for blues greats Roomful of Blues, Jorma Kaukonen [Hot Tuna], Shemekia Copeland, and Bobby Blue Bland..............................
In 2005 Keith won the Downstate New York Blues Asociation Acoustic Blues Challenge and advanced to Memphis [for the second time] to perform in the International Blues Challenge in January of 2006...........................
...........................................In September of 2007 Keith relocated to Nashville, TN to be at the center of the singer-songwriter universe. In the spring of 2008 Keith was chosen to be a featured writer at the IBMA World Of Bluegrass Songwriter Showcase with a song called "Learning How To Be A Better Fool" written with Rick Alan Carpenter........................................
In the summer of 2008 Keith also wrote a song called "Rest In Peace" that was in the soundtrack of the Mark Roberts play "Where The Great Ones Run".
hey Keith, thanks for the friend request.Nice to see you here. Hey I'll playing down by Nashville on March 13th. If you have time, come by and bring some friends. see ya! wil
