Back Porch Session

Back Porch Session: Robert Earl Keen

The Texas songwriting legend plays five songs from his new album, Western Chill



Songs played:
Western Chill
Waves
Hello Stranger
Blue Life
Let’s Valet


Join Robert Earl Keen at his Annual Homecoming Weekend, September 1 and 2 at Floore’s Country Store in Helotes, Texas. Get details here.

Get more music and see tour dates at robertearlkeen.com.

Watch a previous Back Porch Session featuring Keen here.

From the G&G archives: Read Keen’s story about the epic trip that inspired his classic “Gringo Honeymoon.”

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