Robert Earl Keen

Aliases: Robert Earl Keen, Jr.
Robert Earl Keen and the Sunshine Boys
Born: January 11, 1956
Country: United States
IPI: 00205495771 27 works
Affiliation: BMI
Comments: Country and Americana music singer-songwriter and guitarist
Related: The Xmas-Men
Related labels: Watermelon Records co-founder

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Originals

Title	Performer	Release date	Covered by
Corpus Christi Bay	Robert Earl Keen	1993	(4 artists)
Daddy Had a Buick	Robert Earl Keen	1993	Doug Moreland
Feelin' Good Again	Robert Earl Keen	1998	(2 artists)
I'll Be Here for You	Robert Earl Keen	1998	Randy Rogers
I'll Go on Downtown	Robert Earl Keen, Jr.	1988	(2 artists)
I'm Coming Home	Robert Earl Keen	August 1994	Unverified
I'm Going to Town	Robert Earl Keen	1996	Craig Chambers
I Wonder Where My Baby is Tonight	Robert Earl Keen	April 29, 1997	(2 artists)
I Would Change My Life	Robert Earl Keen, Jr.	1988	Roger Creager
I Would Change My Life	Robert Earl Keen, Jr.	1988	Unverified
Lonely Feeling	Robert Earl Keen	August 1994	(2 artists)
Love's a Word I Never Throw Around	Robert Earl Keen, Jr.	1989	The Greencards
Lynnville Train	Robert Earl Keen	August 1994	Wade Bowen
Mariano	Robert Earl Keen, Jr.	1989	(2 artists)
Merry Christmas from the Family	Robert Earl Keen	August 1994	(7 artists)
New Life in Old Mexico	Robert Earl Keen	1998	Jim Fine
No Kinda Dancer	Robert Earl Keen, Jr.	1984	(3 artists)
Not a Drop of Rain	Robert Earl Keen	September 11, 2001	(2 artists)
Paint the Town Beige	Robert Earl Keen	1993	(2 artists)
Rollin' By	Robert Earl Keen, Jr.	1984	Lyle Lovett
Shades of Gray	Robert Earl Keen	April 29, 1997	(2 artists)
The Front Porch Song	Robert Earl Keen, Jr.	1984	(2 artists)
The Road Goes on Forever	Robert Earl Keen, Jr.	1989	(5 artists)
Think It Over One Time	Robert Earl Keen	August 1994	Reckless Kelly
Tom Ames' Prayer	Robert Earl Keen	August 1994	(2 artists)
What I Really Mean	Robert Earl Keen	May 10, 2005	Brandon Jenkins
Wild Wind	Robert Earl Keen	September 11, 2001	Robert Earl Keen with Cody Braun
Wireless in Heaven	Robert Earl Keen	2009	Jim Fine

Covers by Robert Earl Keen

Title	Performer	Release date	Originally by
52 Vincent Black Lightning	Robert Earl Keen	February 10, 2015	Richard Thompson [GB]
99 Years for One Dark Day	Robert Earl Keen with Peter Rowan	February 10, 2015	Jesse Fuller
Amarillo Highway	Robert Earl Keen	1993	Bobby Bare
Are You Sure Hank Done It This Way	Robert Earl Keen	March 18, 2003	Waylon Jennings
Billy Gray	Robert Earl Keen	1998	Norman Blake [US]
Bottom Dollar	Robert Earl Keen	May 17, 2005	Jerry Lee Lewis
Daddy Frank	Robert Earl Keen and the Sunshine Boys	1994	Merle Haggard and The Strangers
Dark as a Dungeon	Robert Earl Keen	February 10, 2015	Merle Travis
Ding Dong Daddy from Dumas	Asleep at the Wheel with Robert Earl Keen & Ray Benson	March 3, 2015	Jay C. Flippen
Do-Wacka-Do	Robert Earl Keen, Jr.	August 31, 2018	Roger Miller [US-OK]
East Virginia Blues	Robert Earl Keen	February 10, 2015	Buell Kazee
Flyin' Shoes	Robert Earl Keen	2009	Townes Van Zandt
Footprints in the Snow	Robert Earl Keen	February 10, 2015	Witty Watty Walton PRF, Dave Walker REC,REL
Fourth of July	Robert Earl Keen	April 29, 1997	X
High Plains Jamboree	Robert Earl Keen	September 11, 2001	Bobby Bare
Hot Corn, Cold Corn	Robert Earl Keen	February 10, 2015	(unknown)
I'll Go on Downtown	Robert Earl Keen with Cory Morrow	November 18, 2016	Robert Earl Keen, Jr.
I Still Miss Someone	Robert Earl Keen	September 11, 2001	Johnny Cash
Jennifer Johnson and Me	Robert Earl Keen, Jr.	1989	Mac Davis
Levelland	Robert Earl Keen	April 29, 1997	James McMurtry
Little Cabin Home on the Hill	Robert Earl Keen	February 10, 2015	Bill Monroe and His Bluegrass Boys
Lonely Feelin'	Robert Earl Keen with Cody Canada	November 18, 2016	Robert Earl Keen
Long Black Veil	Robert Earl Keen	February 10, 2015	Lefty Frizzell
Luckenbach, Texas (Back to the Basics of Love)	Willie Nelson & Full Ensemble	April 7, 2017	Waylon Jennings
Mr. Mudd & Mr. Gold	Robert Earl Keen	2001	Townes Van Zandt
My Home Ain't in the Hall of Fame	Robert Earl Keen	September 11, 2001	Rosalie Sorrels
Ninety-Nine Years	Robert Earl Keen	November 18, 2016	Jesse Fuller
No Kinda Dancer	Robert Earl Keen with Bruce Robison	November 18, 2016	Robert Earl Keen, Jr.
Old Home Place	Robert Earl Keen	February 10, 2015	The Dillards
Out Here in the Middle	Robert Earl Keen	2003	James McMurtry
Pick Up the Tempo	Robert Earl Keen	April 28, 2023	Willie Nelson
Poor Ellen Smith	Robert Earl Keen	February 10, 2015	Henry Whitter
Sing One for Sister	Robert Earl Keen, Jr.	1989	Nanci Griffith
Snowin' on Raton	Robert Earl Keen	September 11, 2001	Townes Van Zandt
Sonora's Death Row	Robert Earl Keen, Jr.	1989	The Moonlighters [US2]
Stewball	Robert Earl Keen, Jr.	1988	(unknown)
Texas 1947	Robert Earl Keen	December 6, 2011	Guy Clark
T for Texas	Robert Earl Keen with Lyle Lovett	February 10, 2015	Jimmie Rodgers [US1]
The Road Goes on Forever	Robert Earl Keen with Joe Ely	November 18, 2016	Robert Earl Keen, Jr.
This Old Porch	Robert Earl Keen with Lyle Lovett	November 18, 2016	Robert Earl Keen, Jr.
This World Is Not My Home	Robert Earl Keen	February 10, 2015	Stove Pipe No. 1 (Sam Jones)
Travelin' Light	Robert Earl Keen	1998	Peter Case
Twisted Laurel	Robert Earl Keen	February 10, 2015	The Red Clay Ramblers
Under the Sycamore Tree	Robert Earl Keen	August 23, 2011	Sara Hickman
Walkin' Cane	Robert Earl Keen	September 11, 2001	(unknown)
Walls of Time	Robert Earl Keen with Peter Rowan	February 10, 2015	Bill Monroe & James Monroe REC, Randall Collins & Curtis Blackwell and The Dixie Bluegrass Boys REL
Wayfaring Stranger	Robert Earl Keen with Natalie Maines	February 10, 2015	Vaughan's Texas Quartet
Whenever Kindness Fails	Robert Earl Keen	1993	Joe Ely
White Dove	Robert Earl Keen	February 10, 2015	The Stanley Brothers and The Clinch Mountain Boys
Wild Wind	Robert Earl Keen with Cody Braun	November 18, 2016	Robert Earl Keen

Songs written by Robert Earl Keen

Original songs

Title	Written by	Originally by	Original date	Covered by
Corpus Christi Bay	Robert Earl Keen	Robert Earl Keen	July 1992	Covered by (4 artists)
Daddy Had a Buick	Robert Earl Keen	Robert Earl Keen	July 1992	Covered by Doug Moreland
Feelin' Good Again	Robert Earl Keen	Robert Earl Keen	1998	Covered by (2 artists)
I'll Be Here for You	Robert Earl Keen	Robert Earl Keen	1998	Covered by Randy Rogers
I'm Coming Home	Robert Earl Keen	Robert Earl Keen	August 1994	Unverified
I'm Going to Town	Robert Earl Keen, Fred Koller	Robert Earl Keen	1996	Covered by Craig Chambers
I Wonder Where My Baby is Tonight	Robert Earl Keen	Robert Earl Keen	1996	Covered by (2 artists)
I Would Change My Life	Robert Earl Keen	Robert Earl Keen, Jr.	1988	Covered by Roger Creager
I Would Change My Life	Robert Earl Keen	Robert Earl Keen, Jr.	1988	Unverified
Lonely Feeling	Robert Earl Keen	Robert Earl Keen	April 1994	Covered by (2 artists)
Love's a Word I Never Throw Around	Robert Earl Keen	Robert Earl Keen, Jr.	1989	Covered by The Greencards
Lynnville Train	Robert Earl Keen, Leroy Preston	Robert Earl Keen	August 1994	Covered by Wade Bowen
Maria	Robert Earl Keen	George Strait	April 21, 1998	Missing information
Mariano	Robert Earl Keen	Robert Earl Keen, Jr.	1989	Covered by (2 artists)
Merry Christmas from the Family	Robert Earl Keen	Robert Earl Keen	August 1994	Covered by (7 artists)
New Life in Old Mexico	Robert Earl Keen	Robert Earl Keen	1998	Covered by Jim Fine
No Kinda Dancer	Robert Earl Keen	Robert Earl Keen, Jr.	1984	Covered by (3 artists)
Not a Drop of Rain	Robert Earl Keen	Robert Earl Keen	2001	Covered by (2 artists)
Paint the Town Beige	Robert Earl Keen	Robert Earl Keen	1993	Covered by (2 artists)
Rollin' By	Robert Earl Keen	Robert Earl Keen, Jr.	1984	Covered by Lyle Lovett
Shades of Gray	Robert Earl Keen	Robert Earl Keen	April 29, 1997	Covered by (2 artists)
Sing One for Sister	Robert Earl Keen	Nanci Griffith	January 26, 1987	Covered by Robert Earl Keen, Jr.
The Front Porch Song	Lyle Lovett, Robert Earl Keen	Robert Earl Keen, Jr.	1984	Covered by (2 artists)
The Road Goes on Forever	Robert Earl Keen	Robert Earl Keen, Jr.	1989	Covered by (5 artists)
Think It Over One Time	Robert Earl Keen	Robert Earl Keen	April 1994	Covered by Reckless Kelly
Tonight I'll Go on Downtown	Robert Earl Keen	Robert Earl Keen, Jr.	1988	Covered by (2 artists)
What I Really Mean	Robert Earl Keen	Robert Earl Keen	2004	Covered by Brandon Jenkins
Whenever Kindness Fails	Robert Earl Keen	Joe Ely	September 1992	Covered by Robert Earl Keen
Wild Wind	Robert Earl Keen	Robert Earl Keen	2001	Covered by Robert Earl Keen with Cody Braun
Wireless in Heaven	Robert Earl Keen	Robert Earl Keen	2009	Covered by Jim Fine

Releases

Albums

Title	Performer	Release date	Label
A Bigger Piece of Sky	Robert Earl Keen	1993	Sugar Hill
Farm Fresh Onions	Robert Earl Keen	2003	Audium
Gravitational Forces	Robert Earl Keen	September 11, 2001	Lost Highway
Gringo Honeymoon	Robert Earl Keen	August 1994	Sugar Hill
Happy Prisoner - The Bluegrass Sessions	Robert Earl Keen	February 10, 2015	Dualtone
Happy Prisoner - The Bluegrass Sessions [Deluxe]	Robert Earl Keen	February 10, 2015	Dualtone
Live Dinner Reunion	Robert Earl Keen	November 18, 2016	Dualtone
No. 2 Live Dinner	Robert Earl Keen	1996	Sugar Hill
No Kinda Dancer	Robert Earl Keen, Jr.	1984	Philo
Picnic	Robert Earl Keen	April 29, 1997	Arista Austin
The Live Album	Robert Earl Keen, Jr.	1988	Sugar Hill
The Rose Hotel	Robert Earl Keen	2009	Lost Highway
Walking Distance	Robert Earl Keen	1998	Arista
West Textures	Robert Earl Keen, Jr.	1989	Sugar Hill
What I Really Mean	Robert Earl Keen	May 10, 2005	Koch Records Nashville

Performances also appear on

Title	Performer	Release date	Label
A Tribute to Billy Joe Shaver - Live	various artists	May 17, 2005	Compadre Records
King of the Road - A Tribute to Roger Miller	various artists	August 31, 2018	BMG Rights Management
Lonesome, On'ry and Mean - A Tribute to Waylon Jennings	various artists	March 18, 2003	Dualtone
One Night in Texas - The Next Waltz's Tribute to the Red Headed Stranger	various artists	April 28, 2023	The Next Waltz
Outlaw - Celebrating the Music of Waylon Jennings	various artists	April 7, 2017	Legacy
Poet - A Tribute to Townes Van Zandt	various artists	2001	FreeFalls Entertainment
Still the King - Celebrating the Music of Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys	Asleep at the Wheel	March 3, 2015	Bismeaux Records
The Best of Times	various artists	August 23, 2011	Sleeveless
This One's for Him - A Tribute to Guy Clark	various artists	December 6, 2011	Icehouse Music
Tulare Dust - A Songwriters Tribute to Merle Haggard	various artists	1994	HighTone Records