author: Providence Phoenix
Jeff Keithline: Lucky Guy (Wigwax, originally issued in 1989)
If Jeff Keithline is a lucky guy, (and, no, I can’t corroborate this), it’s for at least one reason: the guy can write tuneful songs. He proved so back in the early ’80s with his launching-pad band Silverado, who recorded three discs for RCA. In the meantime he played with Steppenwolf, Tom Waits, Dave Mason, and others before cutting loose and going it alone. Lucky Guy, Jeff’s solo debut, came out back in 1989. It’s a half-dozen cool, good-humored songs full of crack performances, melody, and solid, organic production. Also, check out Jeff Now, Keithline’s 2001 follow-up.
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