Bobby Keyes (guitarist)
{{short description|American songwriter}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| instrument = Guitar
| name = Bobby Keyes
| image =
| caption =
| birth_date = {{birth year and age|1953|09}}
| birth_place = Saugus, Massachusetts, United States
| alias =
| genre = Instrumental rock, jazz, blues
| associated_acts =
| label = Thrillionaire
| years_active = 1959–present
| website = [http://www.bobbykeyes.net Bobby Keyes]
}}
Bobby Keyes (born September 1953) is an American guitarist and songwriter from Saugus, Massachusetts.{{Cite web|url=http://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2007/08/16/all_play_and_plenty_of_work/?page=full|title=All play and plenty of work - The Boston Globe|website=Boston.com|accessdate=10 November 2020}} He has played as a session guitarist for a variety of artists, and has written songs for artists including New Kids on the Block. In the early 2000s he was back in Boston, releasing a series of instrumental solo recordings.{{cite news|url=http://www.bostonphoenix.com/boston/music/otr/documents/04091511.asp |newspaper=The Boston Phoenix |title=Rev. of Bobby Keyes, Lady Luck |first=Ted |last=Drozdowski |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923220311/http://www.bostonphoenix.com/boston/music/otr/documents/04091511.asp |archivedate=2015-09-23 }}
Equipment
Keyes often plays a 1959 Gibson ES-330.{{Cite web|url=http://thenoise-boston.com/2012/05/bobby-keyes/|title=Bobby Keyes|date=2 May 2012|accessdate=10 November 2020}} He uses a 1964 Fender Vibrolux Reverb amplifier.
Discography
; Solo
; With Tommy Page
- Paintings in My Mind (1990){{cite web|url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=paintings-in-my-mind-mw0000654796/credits|pure_url=yes}}|publisher=Allmusic|title=Paintings in My Mind|accessdate=4 August 2014}}
; With Jerry Lee Lewis
- Young Blood (1995){{cite web|url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=young-blood-mw0000172800/credits|pure_url=yes}}|publisher=Allmusic|title=Young Blood|accessdate=4 August 2014}}
; With Jordan Knight
- Jordan Knight (1999){{cite web|url=http://www.discogs.com/Jordan-Knight-Jordan-Knight/release/942069|publisher=Discogs|accessdate=21 August 2014|title=Jordan Knight|date=25 May 1999 }}{{cite web|url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=jordan-knight-mw0000666092|pure_url=yes}}|publisher=Allmusic|title=Jordan Knight|accessdate=21 August 2014}}
; With Joey McIntyre
- Stay the Same (1999){{cite web|url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=stay-the-same-mw0000048746/credits|pure_url=yes}}|publisher=Allmusic|title=Stay the Same |accessdate=7 August 2014}}
; With Mýa
- Fear of Flying (2000){{cite web|url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=fear-of-flying-mw0000051860/credits|pure_url=yes}}|publisher=Allmusic|title=Fear of Flying|accessdate=7 August 2014}}
; With Robin Thicke
- A Beautiful World (2003){{cite web|url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=beautiful-world-mw0000226102/credits|pure_url=yes}}|publisher=Allmusic|title=A Beautiful World|accessdate=7 August 2014}}
- The Evolution of Robin Thicke (2007){{cite web|url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=the-evolution-of-robin-thicke-mw0000351394/credits|pure_url=yes}}|publisher=Allmusic|title=The Evolution of Robin Thicke|accessdate=19 August 2014}}
- Something Else (2008){{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/|publisher=Allmusic|title=Something Else|accessdate=19 August 2014|archive-date=26 July 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140726192231/http://www.allmusic.com/album|url-status=dead}}
- Love After War (2011){{cite web|url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=love-after-war-mw0002264307/credits|pure_url=yes}}|publisher=Allmusic|title=Love After War|accessdate=19 August 2014}}
- Blurred Lines (2013){{cite web|url=http://www.discogs.com/Robin-Thicke-Blurred-Lines/release/4777086|publisher=Discogs|accessdate=19 August 2014|title=Blurred Lines|date=30 July 2013 }}
- Paula (2014){{cite web|url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=paula-mw0002688707/credits|pure_url=yes}}|publisher=Allmusic|title=Paula|accessdate=19 August 2014}}
; With The Mystix
- Satisfy You (2006){{cite web|url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=satisfy-you-mw0001635597|pure_url=yes}}|publisher=Allmusic|title=Satisfy You|accessdate=19 August 2014}}
- Blue Morning (2007) {{cite web|url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=blue-morning-mw0001168919/credits|pure_url=yes}}|publisher=Allmusic|title=Blue Morning|accessdate=19 August 2014}}
- Down to the Shore (2009) {{cite web|url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=down-to-the-shore-mw0001719948/credits|pure_url=yes}}|publisher=Allmusic|title=Down to the Shore|accessdate=19 August 2014}}
- Mighty Tone (2012)
; Movie Soundtracks
References
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External links
- [https://www.bobbykeyesguitar.com/ Official Web Site]
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Category:American blues guitarists
Category:American male guitarists
Category:American session musicians
Category:People from Saugus, Massachusetts
Category:Songwriters from Massachusetts