Keith Thomas - ProfilesArchive

About Me

I play, and have played music all my life. I started playing guitar at 6. Shifting briefly to violin in middle school, I returned to my first love the guitar. Originally influenced by the lightning fingers of Roy Clark, my teens began the investigation of all things guitar that continues to this day. I like Jazz, Rock, Fusion, Blues, Country, and Zydeco. I've played in a bunch of very different groups over the last twenty-five years or so from Hard rock with Eleven (real name- predates Spinal Tap by three years) To Country with Julie B. & Bullseye, Jazz in '98 With Chants Of Rain to Classic Rock with Rock Garden in '99. In 2001 I joined up with Trip Wamsley, Richard Bourk, and Mike Dolan in a group called New Electric India, or Cement Mixeror whatever it was called. We wrote and recorded some really cool stuff. Somewhere along the line I fell into the Zydeco groove, by pure chance, and met Willis Prudhomme. I became the Guitarist In Willis Prudhomme's Band in the fall of 2001. One of my first gigs with Willis was playing at the Boozoo Chavis Memorial Festival on Labor Day, 2001. Poncho Chavis must have liked what he heard, as I was asked to play the CD release party for Boozoo's final album- Down Home On Dog Hill. I have played at the New Orleans Jazz Fest 5 times with Willis. I'm still working toward completing my album project, hopefully this year. It should be interesting. In addition to playing Guitar, I've made quite a reputation as a Guitar and Amp tech as well. Im a total gearhead when it comes to Guitars, and the stuff they plug into, be it Effects or Amps, I usually know something about it. I have Endorsements with Curt Mangan Strings and X2 Digital Wireless, as I believe they each are the best products of their type.

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Member Since: 3/31/2006
Band Website: myspace.com/guitardoc64
Band Members: I'm currently playing Guitar in a Zydeco band, with Keith Simon on Bass, and Paul LaVan on drums and Willis Prudhomme on Accordian and Bandleader. I've played with Trip Wamsley in a couple of bands, Joe Ecker, Richard Bourk, Lana Anderson, Julie Broussard, Dora Jenkins, Rosie Ledet, T-Broussard, Boozoo's Magic sounds, and many others, in styles ranging from Rock to Country, Jazz to Zydeco. Layout Created at Mspremade.com
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Sounds Like: Monkeys are running around in your brain. I play guitar too, and sometimes it sounds like that. I play a lot of styles like rock type stuff to classic stuff, played in variety, country, power-pop, Jazz and currently, Zydeco.

My Blog

Lemonade, anyone?

It helps to wash down the crow, which no amount of Tabasco can fix. It's tart citrus helps to wash away the taste. I realized something. In creating the new page, with it's 5 songs and maintaining the...
Posted by Keith Thomas on Thu, 27 Sep 2007 10:39:00 PST

New Wireless Solution

I hate cords. No, not chords, cords. I think Nicola Tesla had a great idea for power distribution-broadcast it like radio. That's what The Wardynclyffe Tower was about, his method for electrical power...
Posted by Keith Thomas on Tue, 10 Apr 2007 08:18:00 PST

IT WORKS!!!!!

I recently aquired a Suhr Guitars SSC-Backplate system for my sunburst strat. Installed with a buzzy, vintage-type(no reverse middle pickup) set of single-coils, it nukes the buzz and leaves the ...
Posted by Keith Thomas on Tue, 12 Dec 2006 07:53:00 PST

A day to remember....

September 22....Willis Prudhommes birthday, and the anniversary of Rita. One year ago today, I left my house, got in my van with my Mother and a few days worth of clothes(except the suitcase with my j...
Posted by Keith Thomas on Sat, 23 Sep 2006 08:11:00 PST

Mr. Fixit......

Possibly my greatest talent is my natural ability to repair just about anything. I've specialized in guitars and electronics, but it could be just about anything, be it appliances to cars to...
Posted by Keith Thomas on Sat, 02 Sep 2006 07:59:00 PST

The

I was discussing Stevie Ray Vaughan with Willis on the last couple of road trips, and Willis sid that he liked the way that Stevie Ray sang. "He sings from the heart, like he's living the song" W...
Posted by Keith Thomas on Sat, 05 Aug 2006 11:27:00 PST

Lovely Rita- NOT!

I did the weekend Yardwork today, and had a chance to reflect on the Hurricane thing of 10 months ago. I learned a lot in the weeks following Rita, from who I can rely on, to making MRE's a diet. I st...
Posted by Keith Thomas on Mon, 17 Jul 2006 04:46:00 PST

Joe Barden Pickups are BACK!!!!!

I have a set of Joe Barden pickups in the Tele that I'm holding in my pictures. I was crushed when I found out that Joe had gone out of buisness, as his Tele pickups are the BEST that I've found. I wa...
Posted by Keith Thomas on Sat, 27 May 2006 09:19:00 PST

More TONE

I have to add to the previous thing. Tone also starts with a good instrument and good strings. There are dozens of companies out there that hype their strings, using esoteric wording to describe the b...
Posted by Keith Thomas on Sat, 13 May 2006 10:14:00 PST

Tone

I see so many Tone-hungry guitarist's in the music store I work in, and some are what I call "Tone Hounds" Guitarists in search for that perfect gadget, pedal,amp,Etc.. Some talented players wil...
Posted by Keith Thomas on Sat, 29 Apr 2006 09:18:00 PST