Carl Keesee

{{Infobox musical artist

| name = Carl Keesee

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| birth_date = {{birth based on age as of date |28 |1976|August|6}}

| birth_place = Oklahoma, United States

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| instrument = Vocals, bass guitar, clarinet

| genre = Folk music, soft rock

| occupation = Bassist

| years_active = 1968 - present

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| associated_acts = Lazarus

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Carl Keesee is an American recording artist, songwriter, and musician. He is best known as a bassist and member of the band Lazarus with Bill Hughes and Gary Dye, produced by Peter Yarrow and Phil Ramone and signed by Albert Grossman to Bearsville Records.{{cite web | url =https://www.allmusic.com/artist/lazarus-mn0001185507/biography | title = Lazarus - Biography | last = Eder | first = Bruce | website = AllMusic | publisher = AllMusic, member of the RhythmOne group | access-date = February 23, 2019}} He was a member of the Florida Razors{{cite web | url = https://www.allmusic.com/artist/florida-razors-mn0000552873 | title = Florida Razors - Biography | last = Dillon | first = Charlotte | website = AllMusic | publisher = AllMusic, member of the RhythmOne group | access-date = February 23, 2019}} with Tom Wilson and the Austin Music Band.{{Cite news |date=1977-05-21 |title=Bradstreet's friendliness is genuine By Kathleen Wernick |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-hamilton-spectator-bradstreets-frie/166944436/ |access-date=2025-04-19 |work=The Hamilton Spectator |pages=33}}{{cite web | url = http://www.austinmusicband.com/carl.htm | title = Austin Music Band - Carl | date = 2005 | website = Austin Music Band | publisher = The Music Room | access-date = February 23, 2019}}{{Cite news |date=1987-07-18 |title=Folkie too long road to jingles By Mark Kearney and Randy Ray |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-times-transcript-folkie-too-long-roa/170659139/ |access-date=2025-04-19 |work=The Times-Transcript |pages=54}}{{Cite news |date=1972-01-01 |title=LAZARUS AT CENTURY II by Paul Baker, Music Director of KEYN |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-rosalia-enterprise-lazarus-at-centur/157912687/ |access-date=2025-04-19 |work=The Rosalia Enterprise |pages=1}}{{Cite news |date=1972-03-11 |title=RECORD REVIEWS, Popular, Lazarus (Bearsville BR2044) Five Stars - Evening Sentinel, March 11, 1972 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-sentinel-record-reviews-popular-la/157912214/ |access-date=2025-04-19 |work=The Sentinel |pages=24}}{{Cite web |date=2019-09-27 |title=46 years ago: Todd Rundgren’s road to Utopia runs through USD – The Volante |url=https://volanteonline.com/2019/09/46-years-ago-todd-rundgrens-road-to-utopia-runs-through-usd/ |access-date=2025-04-19 |language=en-US}}{{Cite journal |date=26 Feb 1972 |title=LAZARUS PLAYS TO GRUMBLES C |url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Business/Music/Archive-RPM-IDX/IDX/70s/RPM-1972-02-26-OCR-Page-0011.pdf#search=%22lazarus%22 |journal=RPM |pages=11}}