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Larry Keel
Biography
An up-and-coming player on the acoustic music scene since the 1990s, Larry Keel has mastered a number of acoustic music styles. Keel was born in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia, and grew up surrounded by traditional music and musicians. From a young age, he honed his skill as a guitarist with the guidance of his older brother and father. At the age of 18, he performed at Tokyo Disneyland for seven months, an experience he would later call "incredible." When Keel returned to the United States in the mid-'90s, he began traveling to festivals across the country. In 1994, a friend encouraged Keel to attend Telluride, an up-and-coming venue on the bluegrass scene. At the festival, Keel entered and won the guitar competition.

Keel formed the Larry Keel Experience in the mid-'90s, and over the next several years the group recorded a number of adventurous albums. In 1997, the band released Miles and Miles, an eclectic album that included everything from Duke Ellington's "Caravan" (with a 19-piece acoustic orchestra in tow), to the theme from Star Trek, to innovative originals like the title cut. The next album, The Sound, was recorded two years later, and included a more integrated sound and a greater number of original songs.
Selected Discography

Journey
2003