KEEN, ROBERT EARL
(*1956)
KEEN, ROBERT EARL (b. Houston, Tex., January 11, 1956) Another of Texas's eccentric storytellers, Keen is a noted songwriter whose own recordings have yet to find a mainstream audience. Keen is the son of an attorney and oil speculator, and grew up in upper-middle-class luxury in Houston. His parents had a large collection of folk and country recordings, including MARTY ROBBINS 's Gunfighter album , which inspired the teenage Keen to begin writing narrative poems. While attending Texas A&M…