His hair and beard are now flecked with gray, but every robert earl keen concert ive been to still feels like a party. Ask those who know legendary texas troubadour robert earl keen, and. Shop for vinyl, cds and more from robert earl keen at the discogs marketplace. May 23, 20 mix robert earl keen gringo honeymoon youtube. Mention the name robert earl keen, and several descriptive terms spring to mind texas singersongwriter, career artist, brilliant storyteller, sardonic humorist, poet of the strange and familiar. Robert earl keen quit nashville and stayed married. The album features songs from six of keens previous albums. At 59 years old, he plays about 120 shows a year and tends to his loyal fanbase that started in his home state of texas and spread. Robert earl keen is one of our generations most prolific songwriters. The album gringo honeymoon, however, remains my favorite robert earl keen album to date. Gringo honeymoon is more lively and immediately likeable than previous efforts and includes all keen originals, save steve earles tom ames prayer.
After a dozen albums, texas country musician robert earl keen doesnt chase. Robert earl keen gringo honeymoon 1994, cd discogs. Lyle lovett performs step inside this house at the ct. Live dinner reunion by robert earl keen, released 18 november 2016 1. Robert earl keen gringo honeymoon mp3 album download. Robert earl keen barely puts a foot or hand wrong and this one is no exception. Robert earl keen is a master storyteller who stands sidebyside with the great storytellers of his era, in any genre. In 1996, robert earl keen was a texas singersongwriter with a healthy fan following when he played a gig at john t. The album features songs from six of keen s previous albums. Robert earl keen got his start playing country music on his front porch with lyle lovett they used to sing and play in their underwear to astonished church goers across the. I get the distinct impression that he and his band are having a good time, and they prove capable of doing justice to a variety of styles. Gringo honeymoon lyrics robert earl keen cowboy lyrics. Keen transports the listener to texas with his stories and the overall tone of the record.
Gringo honeymoon is an album by texasbased country and folk singersongwriter robert earl keen released in the united states in august 1994 on sugar hill records the title track is thought to be about the singer and a date crossing the rio grande in big bend national park, texas, to visit the small mexican town of boquillas del carmen located in the state of coahuila. D am g d d am c d strapped my guns and courage on set my cattle free d f g d rolled a smoke and i made a vow no more to be reviled d am c d combed her hair and laid her out pretty as you please em c g d watched the fire light up the night, crying like a child d am c d saw a man in san antone shoot down a dancin queen d f g d and asked him on his hangin day. Keen and company continue where they left off with the rose hotel with a relaxed, organic style. A bigger piece of sky had been as allovertheplace as an alternateuniverse garth brooks record, but gringo honeymoon sounded like it could have been recorded in one sitting, with a warm, autumnal vibe prevailing. We were standin on a mountain top where the cactus flowers grow i was wishin that the world would stop when you said wed better go we to. Debuting with 1984s no kinda dancer, the houston native has recorded 18. Robert earl keen born january 11, 1956 is an american singersongwriter and entertainer. Robert earl keen sheet music capo on third fret, a chord fingering intro asus, a, asus, a a bm we were standing on a mountain top d a where the cactus flowers grow bm i was wishing that the world would stop, d a when you said wed better go. Best, a compilation album by folk singersongwriter robert earl keen, released by koch records on november 7, 2006. Ready for confetti was produced by lloyd maines dixie chicks, flatlanders, who also produced keen s critically acclaimed 2009 album the rose hotel lost highway. No kinda dancer also featured a cowrite from lyle lovett, keens neighbor.
Growing up, keen was interested in music, sports, movies and writing. Jan 30, 2015 keen signed to sugar hill and released west textures in 1989, followed by a bigger piece of sky and gringo honeymoon in the early nineties. Gringo honeymoon hes made his career by steady touring. Gringo honeymoon whose title track and lighthearted merry christmas from. Ready for confetti by robert earl keen on amazon music. Gringo honeymoon by robert earl keen on amazon music. Gringo honeymoon is an album by texasbased country and folk singer songwriter robert earl keen released in the united states in august 1994 on sugar hill records. His songs have had cover versions recorded by several country, folk and texas country music musicians, including. Robert earl keen is an archetypical texas singersongwriter, someone who can mine both laughter and tragedy from life along the dusty margins of life in the lone star state, and seeing that hes been recording goodtogreat albums of his material since 1984, a comprehensive and wellprogrammed compilation offering a fully rounded introduction to his music would be more than welcome. Robert earl keen quit nashville and stayed married death, sex.
Jack ingram and pat green each included keen songs on their selfreleased debuts, and green and roger creager namechecked him in songs on their first albums just in case anyone was missing the connection. Goes on forever, but keen has been recording lowkey albums of his own since the mid80s. Robert earl keen quit nashville and stayed married death. Robert earl keen lyrics 147 song lyrics sorted by album, including i gotta go, merry christmas from the family, mariano. Gringo honeymoon chords robert earl keen cowboy lyrics. Lyrics to gringo honeymoon dvd by robert earl keen, jr. Robert earl keen sings gringo honeymoon at whitewater amphitheater in new braunfels tx on july 2, 2011.
Robert earl keen gringo honeymoon 2015, vinyl discogs. Lyrics to gringo honeymoon by robert earl keen, jr. When robert earl keen moved from texas to nashville in 1985, things were looking. Debuting with 1984s no kinda dancer, the houston native has recorded 18 fulllength albums for both independent and major record labels. Robert earl keen gringo honeymoon lyrics and tracklist genius.
We can see the milk green color of the rio grande and taste the cold crispness of that first carta blanca. Dec 23, 2016 robert earl keen s live albums capture the iconic texas songwriter at his most real, 1996s no. Keen recorded the show, and the subsequent album, no. So its just a creative device when he explains himself in the title track of his newest koch records release, what i really mean. Robert earl keen tickets iron city birmingham, al january. Find news, tour dates, music, albums and more at his official website. Gringo honeymoon, an album by robert earl keen on spotify. Lp, album, re, sedition sugar hill records 2 suglp1044.
The attentiongetting, sinister edge of its predecessor had also been largely ditched in. Because our mp3s have no drm, you can play it on any device that supports mp3, even on your ipod. Gringo honeymoon lyrics verse 1 we were standing on a mountain top where the cactus flowers grow i was wishing that the world would stop. Armed with two more albums 1993s a bigger piece of sky and 94s gringo honeymoon brimming with instant classics like corpus christi bay. Robert earl keen performs this old porch to honor lyle lovett duration. Gringo honeymoon by robert earl keen, feelin good again.
Provided to youtube by universal music group lonely feeling robert earl keen gringo honeymoon. Floores country store, a celebrated restaurant and concert venue in helotes, texas, just northwest of san antonio. Gringo honeymoon lyrics robert earl keen we were standin on a mountain top where the cactus flowers grow i was wishin that the world would stop when you said wed better go we took a rowboat cross the rio grande captain pablo was our giude for two dollars in a weathered hand he rowed us to the other side chorus. Robert earl keen gringo honeymoon lyrics and tracklist. Listen free to robert earl keen gringo honeymoon think it over one time, tom ames prayer and more. Watch the video for gringo honeymoon from robert earl keens best for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. And now with the release of his latest album, happy prisoner, there is what may seem a surprising addition to that list bluegrass singer. Mp3 is a digital audio format without digital rights management drm technology. It was first released in the united states on august 7, 2001 on lost highway. Discover more music, concerts, videos, and pictures with the largest catalogue online at. We were standin on a mountain top where the cactus flowers grow i was wishin that the world would stop when you said wed b. Gravitational forces is an album by texasbased countryfolk singersongwriter robert earl keen.
Gringo honeymoon by robert earl keen 15891104423 cd. Learn to play guitar by chord tabs using chord diagrams, transpose the key, watch video lessons and much more. Check out gringo honeymoon by robert earl keen on amazon music. By using our website and our services, you agree to our use of cooki. Robert earl keen gringo honeymoon releases discogs. Jul 10, 2011 robert earl keen sings gringo honeymoon at whitewater amphitheater in new braunfels tx on july 2, 2011. We were standing on a mountain top where the cactus flowers grow i was wishing that the world would. Januar 1956 in houston, texas ist ein us amerikanischer. Record mans top 5 robert earl keen albums lone star music. Folk robert earl keen gringo honeymoon 2015, vinyl discogs. Gringo honeymoon is an album by texasbased country and folk singersongwriter robert earl keen released in the united states in august 1994 on sugar hill records. Gringo honeymoon brings texas singersongwriter robert earl keens distinctly american musical vision into perfect focus. Framed by smooth production and tasteful instrumentation, robert earl keen, jr. I have most of his cds, great intelligent and often humorous country singersongwriter material with great musicians in his band, blows most mainstream socalled country artists whom you hear on the radio right out of the water.
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