Bobby Keyes (born September 1953) is an American guitarist and songwriter from

Saugus, Massachusetts Saugus is a New England town, town in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States, in the Greater Boston area. The population was 28,619 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. Saugus is known as the site of the first integrated iron work ...

. He has played as a session guitarist for a variety of artists, and has written songs for artists including

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. In the early 2000s he was back in Boston, releasing a series of instrumental solo recordings.

Equipment

Keyes often plays a 1959

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. He uses a 1964 Fender Vibrolux Reverb amplifier.

Discography

; Solo * ''Lucky Stereo'' (1999) * ''Lady Luck'' (2004) * ''Cloud 9'' (2014) * ''Dojogobo'' (2014) ; With

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Paintings in My Mind ''Paintings in My Mind'' is the second studio album by American singer-songwriter Tommy Page. Released by Sire Records and Warner Bros. Records on April 25, 1990, it features the single " I'll Be Your Everything" which became his only number one ...

'' (1990) ; With

Jerry Lee Lewis Jerry Lee Lewis (September 29, 1935October 28, 2022) was an American pianist, singer, and songwriter. Nicknamed "The Killer", he was described as "rock 'n' roll's first great wild man". A pioneer of rock and roll and rockabilly music, Lewis m ...

*''Young Blood'' (1995) ; With

Jordan Knight Jordan Nathaniel Marcel Knight (born May 17, 1970) is an American pop singer and songwriter. He is the lead vocalist of the boy band New Kids on the Block (NKOTB), which rose to fame in the 1980s and 1990s, using a falsetto style of singing infl ...

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'' (1999) ; With

Joey McIntyre Joseph Mulrey McIntyre (born December 31, 1972) is an American singer-songwriter and actor. He is best known as the youngest member of the boy band New Kids on the Block. He has sold over one million records worldwide as a solo artist and work ...

*'' Stay the Same'' (1999) ; With

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'' (2000) ; With

Robin Thicke Robin Alan Thicke (born March 10, 1977) is an American singer, songwriter and record producer. He is best known for his 2013 single " Blurred Lines" (featuring T.I. and Pharrell Williams), which peaked atop the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, received ...

*'' A Beautiful World'' (2003) *'' The Evolution of Robin Thicke'' (2007) *'' Something Else'' (2008) *''

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'' (2011) *''

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'' (2013) *'' Paula'' (2014) ; With The Mystix *''Satisfy You'' (2006) *''Blue Morning'' (2007) *''Down to the Shore'' (2009) *''Mighty Tone'' (2012) ; Movie Soundtracks *''

Dick Tracy ''Dick Tracy'' is an American comic strip featuring Dick Tracy, a tough and intelligent police detective created by Chester Gould. It made its debut on Sunday, October 4, 1931, in the '' Detroit Mirror'', and was distributed by the Chicago T ...

'' (1990) *'' For the Love of Movies: The Story of American Film Criticism'' (2009)*

References

External links

Official Web Site
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