THE SOUL OF KEY WEST Is a trilogy of photographs and over 150 biographies of the musicians that make up the soul of Key West. Music permeates Key West right down to the coral rock. The Key West musical soul is an outpost of humanity, One Human Family, in a sea of swirling, turbulent, incivility. […]
Ross Brown “There can be no Plan B” On Saturday January 4, I enjoyed the start of a new year with a unique concert at the Backstage Listening Room of the Key West Theater – Ross Brown showcased his original music. He performed thirteen of his original recordings with Jeff Dalton on bass, Randy Morrow […]
2025 CALENDAR AVAILABLE NOW 2025 Soul of Key West Calendar Enjoy your favorite Key West musicians all year! Order 12 months of Key West musicians HERE Starting with January and Henry Lysy and Rick Fusco opening for Foreigner at the Coffee Butler Amphitheater,Key West. Then it’s onto a night with […]
ORDER Volume III At 120 pages, the book contains stories of 45 musicians and 193 photographs including tributes to Michael McCloud, Shel Silverstein, Ellen Welters Sanchez, and a Bill Blue/Caffeine Carl Soundcheck Ellegy. Also a Centerfold view of Jimmy Buffett and the Coral Reefer Band at the Coffee Butler Amphitheater in 2023. Check out the […]
“Changing of the Guard” The changing of the guard in any music scene is a natural progression and happens often through the generations. Younger musicians learn entertaining and music skills from older musicians. Likewise, the older musicians learned these skills, when they were young, from the previous generation. In Key West, this change has been […]
Soul of Key West Volume 1, second edition Now Available An updated version of the original Soul of Key West, Volume I, first released in 2013, has arrived and currently shipping. This was the first book ever written about our amazing Key West music scene. The Soul of Key West is a 104 page anthology […]
Bo Fodor “Plan your work and work your plan” Bo Fodor says he’s another Army brat musician who moved a lot with his family, which consisted of two brothers and a sister. In 1974, at the age of 14, he started playing guitar in Minneapolis – Saint Paul, Minnesota. He graduated from Park High School […]
Alexander Michael – and his gypsy jazz Alexander Michael hails from North Minneapolis. His father, Greg, played guitar and started teaching Alexander music at eight years old, around camp fires and in the kitchen. When Alexander was 20, he took a month long, 200 miles, confidence building sojourn along the Lake Superior Trail alone. He […]
CW Colt – Royal Minstrel of the Conch Republic. Coul William Colt (aka: CW Colt) has been in Key West so long that when asked where he’s from, he quickly answers “here.” Music had deep roots in his family. His grandfather had an orchestra in Indiana. He was young when he began singing in the school […]
Chris Rehm and Dani Hoy – “366 gigs in a year … loved every minute” Chris Rehm grew up in Ho-Ho-Kus, a small town in New Jersey. He started performing in the eighth grade with the grammar school band. They didn’t have a vocalist so Chris jumped in and started singing “Jumpin’ Jack Flash”. After […]
