10 Best Country and Americana Songs of the Week
Robert Earl Keen, “The Unknown Fighter”
In this unreleased track from a live, unplugged performance, Robert Earl Keen sings the praises of an amateur boxer who shows up to the ring, ready to take on more established contenders. There are echoes of Guy Clark in the song’s narrative and Texas-sized twang, but “The Unknown Fighter” is pure Keen: rough-edged, evocative and purposely unpolished.