Robert Earl Keen’s members met in 1976. The guitarist wanted to start a group since he was in high school. Robert Earl Keen started playing in small clubs. The group used to sell their CDs out of their car at local shows.

Robert Earl Keen's most current record took just one month to create. The band is in the middle of the promotional tour for their most current record. Robert Earl Keen intends to take a break after the tour, to allow the band members to work on other projects.

got K99.1 to start playing their single and had their friends call in to request the song. A record executive heard it one day and immediately signed the band. The band took any show they could get before they were signed. Robert Earl Keen were happy to get the record deal, but were not sure how far they would go. The release of their first single convinced them that they were right where they should be after their songs began to get lots of radio play.

Robert Earl Keen realized they had finally made it as soon as the group’s first fan club was started by Ruth Pillar in 1981. After playing nation wide, the band’s fan club exploded from the handful of fans around Orlando to thousands in every city throughout the country.

Robert Earl Keen will mix songs from the latest project with hits from its older project. Every time the group comes to Jacksonville they are sure to stop at Laboratory and play a show. The band’s tour schedule and concert information is outlined on TheSeats.com, along with the latest Robert Earl Keen tickets and seating charts available.