King Snake Entertainment
Red Room Recording Artist
KEY FRANCES
What a talent, best kept musical secret ever!
-Key & Chords, Belgium
Key Frances is a phenomenon on the electric guitar- any guitar really.
Just pull one out and give it to him;
he'll make music like you have never heard before.
A self- taught musician, Key's music is totally original;
his licks are his own, and he continually finds new ones.
A taste of what an imaginative artist can do with a guitar
-The Times Picayune, New Orleans LA
Key, a former Motown session player, has worked
with producer Bob Johnson (Bob Dylan/U2) who put him
together with Chris Layton and Tommy Shannon of SRV's Double Trouble
to record an album of Key's original music.
Sizzling guitar; distinctive rockin' sound; Contagious; Magnetic force
Southland Blues, Los Angeles.
Key is a wizard on the guitar and a poet with his lyrics.
His shows are vital, full of creativity and electricity,
Audiences love his music and his fans are lifelong and call Key as
one of the greatest guitar players ever
The music of Key Frances stands out
with his distinctive tone, presence and talent.
The music will take you places you didn't even know existed!
-The Inside Connection, New York
The music is different yet familiar: a new genre called PSYCHABLUES.
It's funky, rockin' blues with a psychedelic twist
(from snowboarding the Rocky Mountains.)
Key's music is rooted in the funky swing of New Orleans
and the driving guitar of Austin Texas.
IT'S TRUE AMERICANA ROOTS MUSIC, OLD SCHOOL meets NEW SCHOOL.
...rewrites the blues manual, tears it up and
walks off with the very best elements into another stratosphere
Guitar led psychedelic intensity that takes your breath away
- Real Music Live Magazine, London England
As a player Key Frances has shared the stage with many notables, including:
Buddy Guy & Junior Wells (who called Key the real thing);
Albert Collins (who he spent much time with hanging out);
Robert Cray (with whom Key's first live performance was between his sets);
Clarence 'Gatemouth' Brown, Albert King etc.
Key has played the New Orleans Jazz Festival, London City Limits Blues Festival, and
the Thirsty Ear to name a few.
The Key Frances Band toured Italy as an exclusive band for
BreakLive Music and
a tour of The Netherlands and Belgium through Swapping Music
where the band played in the BRBF festival in Peers Belgium.
The band just returned from a tour of the UK where
people were spell bound with your music
-Bob Muncy, Linton Music Festival
The Key Frances Band is currently based out of Los Angeles California and
headlines at the oldest live music venue in LA, Harvelle's Night Club in Santa Monica.
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