Robert Earl Keen

Robert Earl Keen brought a whole new meaning to the sentiment “the show must go on” after his opener canceled last minute before his nearly sold-out show in Charlotte, N.C., on July 21.

Robert Earl Keen is one of the most-respected singer-songwriters in country and Red Dirt music, and he's giving Taste of Country readers the first look at his latest video for "Footprints in the Snow."

Aaron Watson has been knocking out the competitors left and right in the last few weeks of the Texas Red Dirt Rumble, but how will he fare against his predecessor Robert Earl Keen, who is a long lasting favorite on the Lone Star scene?

Alt-country singer Robert Earl Keen had sharp words for rock band Kings of Leon when El Paso, Texas area rock station KLAQ asked him if he'd ever stopped a show because of the heat. "Those guys are sissies man," Keen said, cutting the question short. "Let me tell you, I hear a lot of complaining from those guys, and you know what, 'Man up!' is what I say. They're half my age, get up

It's no secret that St. Jude -- the number one children's research hospital in the nation -- gives and gives. Now, a group of big name Texas musicians are giving back through their participation with the 2011 Texas Music Calendar.