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Robert Earl Keen was born on 11 January, 1956 in Houston, TX, is an American singer-songwriter (born 1956). Discover Robert Earl Keen's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 68 years old?

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Occupation Singer, songwriter
Age 68 years old
Zodiac Sign Capricorn
Born 11 January 1956
Birthday 11 January
Birthplace Houston, TX
Nationality United States

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His wife is Kathleen Keen (m. 1986)

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1956

Robert Earl Keen (born January 11, 1956) is an American country singer-songwriter and entertainer.

1978

He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in English in 1978 and began writing songs and playing bluegrass and folk music with friends, including his childhood friend (and future longtime fiddle player in his band) Bryan Duckworth.

During his college years Keen lived with future musician Lyle Lovett.

In 1978, Keen graduated from Texas A&M and moved to Austin, Texas.

He performed in nightclubs and live music venues in Austin, including Cactus Cafe, Emma Joe's, Alamo Lounge and Liberty Lunch, Anderson Fair in Houston, and Gruene Hall in New Braunfels.

1983

In 1983, Keen won the New Folk competition at the Kerrville Folk Festival in Kerrville, Texas.

That same year, he began making his self-produced first album, No Kinda Dancer.

1984

Debuting with 1984's No Kinda Dancer, the Houston native has recorded 20 full-length albums for both independent and major record labels.

His songs have had cover versions recorded by many musicians, including George Strait, Joe Ely, Lyle Lovett, The Highwaymen and Nanci Griffith.

Keen has toured extensively in the US and abroad throughout his career.

Keen was born and grew up in Houston, Texas, United States.

As a teenager, he was an avid reader who excelled in writing and literature classes.

Keen was a fan of the British rock band Cream, and was influenced by country music by artists Willie Nelson, Norman Blake, Jesse Winchester, Flatt and Scruggs, Bill Withers, Gary Stewart, and Jimmie Rodgers.

After graduation from Sharpstown High School, Keen started playing guitar himself shortly thereafter, learning to play classic country covers out of a songbook the summer before starting college at Texas A&M University in College Station, Texas.

1985

Following the release of this album in 1985, Keen moved to Nashville with his future wife, Kathleen Gray.

He signed a publishing deal, a new independent label deal, and signed with a national booking agent.

While in Nashville, Keen and Gray worked at Hatch Show Print shop.

1987

Keen returned to Texas in 1987 and released his second album, The Live Album, in 1988, followed by his third album, West Textures in 1989.

West Textures featured the first recording of Keen's signature song, "The Road Goes on Forever."

1993

Fellow Texan Joe Ely recorded the song on his 1993 album Love and Danger, along with another Keen song, "Whenever Kindness Fails".

Keen's own version of "Whenever Kindness Fails" appeared on his fourth album, 1993's A Bigger Piece of Sky. In 1994, he released Gringo Honeymoon followed by No. 2 Live Dinner in 1996.

Keen has continued to write and record music, while also maintaining a prodigious tour schedule.

1997

His 1997 album, Picnic, marked the beginning of his on-again, off-again relationship with major labels (both that album and 1998's Walking Distance were issued on Arista Records, and 2001's Gravitational Forces, 2009's The Rose Hotel and 2011's Ready for Confetti were released on Lost Highway Records).

2003

Keen's other albums include 2003's Farm Fresh Onions (Audium/Koch Records) and 2005's What I Really Mean and 2006's Live at the Ryman (both on E1 Music).

The producers with whom he has worked on those albums have included John Keane, Gurf Morlix, Gary Velletri, and Lloyd Maines.

In 2022, his concert tour was listed as one of the most successful in the world.

His band includes:

In January 2022, Keen announced that he would stop touring and performing publicly after September 2022.

His final tour was named the "I'm Coming Home Farewell Tour" and the final leg was played September 1, 3 and 4 at Floore's Country Store in Helotes, Texas.

Approximately 3,000 people attended the last show on September 4 for nearly two-and-a-half hours.

2011

In August of 2011 Keen was contacted by a member of U.S. Navy about a fan of his Petty Officer First Class Jason Workman of Seal team 6 who had been killed on August 6, 2011 with 29 other Brave Americans in Wardak Province, Tanji Valley, Afghanistan.

Keen went to the memorial service for POFC.

Workman and played his signature song I’m coming home.

Keen covered all of his own expenses for travel and only wanted to show his token of gratitude to a fan who made the ultimate sacrifice for his country.