Keith & Tex
Gun Life
Many reggae music historians feel that the rocksteady period of Jamaican music only lasted for a brief period of time from the years 1966 to about 1968. Clearly, they have not been in tune with what the legendary rocksteady duo of Keith & Tex have been up to in this modern era of reggae music. Since reuniting in the late 1990's, Keith & Tex have released five albums of original material grounded in the solid foundation of the sound called rocksteady, with their newest album, 'Gun Life', being number six, following that same traditional path. This album, the third with Toni Face' Liquidator label, shows the level of partnership between Artist, Producer, and Label, and the level of excellence consistent with their relationship. During this reformation and reconnection of these longtime childhood friends from Kingston, Jamaica, Keith & Tex have traveled the globe thrilling audiences in the US, Mexico, South America, Japan and across the European continent with their version of modern rocksteady. Their performances are full of mega hits of the 1960's like 'Stop That Train,' 'Tonight', 'Don't Look Back,' and 'Down The Street,' as well as the new songs they have penned, embrace timeless themes that always play well to audiences young and old. One minute the songs of Keith & Tex have people skanking hard to messages of love, life and good times. Then the next minute their melodious harmonies have listeners thinking and reasoning about life in these current times. Without missing a beat, 'Gun Life' proves to be another album that provides all of the things fans come to know and expect from the duo along with the pleasant inexplicable novelty enthusiasts crave.