Robert Earl Keen is showcasing his roots

“I can honestly say I’ve never heard a song of mine recorded by someone else that I haven’t been tickled to death about,” said Keen. “It’s just awesome. It makes you feel like you’ve done something right.”

Rolling Stone: Robert Earl Keen Records Album Sequel 20 Years in the Making

Recorded at the legendary John T. Floore's Country Store, icon's 'Live Dinner Reunion' LP is the followup to his biggest-selling album, 'No. 2 Live Dinner'

Robert Earl Keen calls Floore’s show a homecoming

Little did he know that his dream eventually would spawn a milestone live album, with another set for release in November.

Guy Clark’s Life and Music Celebrated at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium

“I told my friend Rodney Crowell backstage, ‘Can you imagine a three-hour show with no shitty songs?'” Clark, who died in May at age 74, would have probably been amused by Gill’s comment — if not the mere concept that so many fellow singer-songwriters gathered Tuesday night (Aug. 16) at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium to pay tribute to him. But the other truth is that every person onstage and in the audience had somehow been affected, directly or indirectly, by Clark’s words, melodies and performances.