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Keith Sykes

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About Me

Keith Sykes wears many hats in the music industry: singer, guitarist, songwriter, producer, record company executive, etc. For 30 years, Keith has been a defining force in a business that for him continues to be first and foremost a passion. The fact that he's able to make a living doing what he loves is just a bonus.Bouncing around over the years from Memphis to New York City and Austin to Key West, Keith finally returned to Memphis to make a home and make a difference in the wonderful world that is Memphis music.Browse around these pages to learn more about Keith, his career in the music industry, the Syren Records label, Keith's Woodshed recording studio, the other artists he's worked with, and his latest release, Don't Count Us Out.

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Member Since: 5/9/2006
Band Website: keithsykes.com
Influences: hank williams, dylan, chuck berry
Sounds Like: Keith Sykes
Record Label: Syren Records
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Birthdays All Around

It's now November 13th and I started writing this back about the 17th of October. Because I've been out on the road so much I'm just now finishing up the first part which is about John Prine's birthd...
Posted by Keith Sykes on Fri, 24 Nov 2006 02:57:00 PST

Birthdays All Around

It's now November 13th and I started writing this back about the 17th of October. Because I've been out on the road so much I'm just now finishing up the first part which is about John Prine's birthd...
Posted by Keith Sykes on Fri, 24 Nov 2006 02:59:00 PST

When I wrote The Coast of Marseilles

Hello there, Keith here. I wrote the lyric to a song called "The Coast Of Marseilles" 30 years ago today. I was hung over from a gig or a party or whatever and was going in and out of the kitchen hop...
Posted by Keith Sykes on Fri, 24 Nov 2006 02:55:00 PST