THE
KEY FRANCES BAND
The
Band :
Key Frances: voice & guitar
Mark Sims : electric bass
Curtis Byrd : percussions
Michael Turner: drums
New CD: "Live at Harvelle's Club
"
Italy Tour: 18/28 July 2007
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Key Frances: voice & guitar
Mark Sims : electric bass
Curtis Byrd : percussions
Michael Turner: drums
New CD: "Live at Harvelle's Club
Key
Frances began his professional music career in London, England. Within
a few short months of arriving, with a UK band, Key was headlining his
own music at the London City Limits Blues Festival and at the Astoria
where he played on Saturday nights. His profile became so well known that
immigration removed Key from the UK for visa violations.
Key moved to New Orleans, Louisiana for a couple of years. He lived and played his music with Louisiana musicians. The band played just about every venue in New Orleans including The New Orleans Jazz Festival.
His music then bought him to Austin, Texas. Once again Key lived and played with local Texas musicians. For a period of two years they played every Austin venue and many outlining venues in Houston, Dallas, and Forth Worth. In Austin Key had record attendance for his regular Friday night gigs at the Black Cat Lounge. Key also played the Austin River Festival.
During this time producer Bob Johnston (Bob Dylan/Johnny Cash) brought Key together with Tommy Shannon and Chris Layton of Double Trouble to record an album of Key's original music after Stevie Ray Vaughn's untimely death. After recording Key, Chris, and Tommy made a few live appearances.
Key relocated to Santa Fe, New Mexico where he played the mountain communities throughout Colorado and New Mexico. Key played the Taste of Colorado Festival in Denver and the Thirsty Ear Festival in Santa Fe.
Next he moved up to San Francisco where he played with musicians from the Bay Area. They played several Marin and San Francisco venues as well as the Bolina's Music Festival. Key travelled up to Portland to play the Portland Waterfront Festival and over to New York City for the New York Film Festival.
Recently Key has moved to Los Angeles where he is playing with the best musicians the city has to offer. Again within a few months he is playing the best venues headlining weekends at Harvelle's in Santa Monica and B.B. King's in Los Angeles. They have also played the downtown outdoor venue Pershing Square, Venice Carnevale!, Malibu Music Festivaland the list goes on.
He has worked as a Motown session player in Los Angeles, headlined at the Astoria in London,in NYC at the Bitter End. He played all over in New Orleans where he sat in on sessions with producer Daniel Lanois (Bob Dylan: Time Out of Mind, U2: Joshua Tree) and in Austin, including record attendance Friday night gigs at the famous Black Cat Lounge.
It was in Austin that Key's music caught the attention of the producer Bob Johnston (Bob Dylan: Bring It All Back Home through Nashville Skyline) who teamed him up with Chris Layton and Tommy Shannon of the famed SRV's band "Double Trouble" for an album of Key's original music
Key moved to New Orleans, Louisiana for a couple of years. He lived and played his music with Louisiana musicians. The band played just about every venue in New Orleans including The New Orleans Jazz Festival.
His music then bought him to Austin, Texas. Once again Key lived and played with local Texas musicians. For a period of two years they played every Austin venue and many outlining venues in Houston, Dallas, and Forth Worth. In Austin Key had record attendance for his regular Friday night gigs at the Black Cat Lounge. Key also played the Austin River Festival.
During this time producer Bob Johnston (Bob Dylan/Johnny Cash) brought Key together with Tommy Shannon and Chris Layton of Double Trouble to record an album of Key's original music after Stevie Ray Vaughn's untimely death. After recording Key, Chris, and Tommy made a few live appearances.
Key relocated to Santa Fe, New Mexico where he played the mountain communities throughout Colorado and New Mexico. Key played the Taste of Colorado Festival in Denver and the Thirsty Ear Festival in Santa Fe.
Next he moved up to San Francisco where he played with musicians from the Bay Area. They played several Marin and San Francisco venues as well as the Bolina's Music Festival. Key travelled up to Portland to play the Portland Waterfront Festival and over to New York City for the New York Film Festival.
Recently Key has moved to Los Angeles where he is playing with the best musicians the city has to offer. Again within a few months he is playing the best venues headlining weekends at Harvelle's in Santa Monica and B.B. King's in Los Angeles. They have also played the downtown outdoor venue Pershing Square, Venice Carnevale!, Malibu Music Festivaland the list goes on.
He has worked as a Motown session player in Los Angeles, headlined at the Astoria in London,in NYC at the Bitter End. He played all over in New Orleans where he sat in on sessions with producer Daniel Lanois (Bob Dylan: Time Out of Mind, U2: Joshua Tree) and in Austin, including record attendance Friday night gigs at the famous Black Cat Lounge.
It was in Austin that Key's music caught the attention of the producer Bob Johnston (Bob Dylan: Bring It All Back Home through Nashville Skyline) who teamed him up with Chris Layton and Tommy Shannon of the famed SRV's band "Double Trouble" for an album of Key's original music
Italy Tour: 18/28 July 2007
Exclusive Tour Management
Ascoli Piceno Italy