Artist: Keith
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Let this be a lesson to us all. If you want to become a household name as a musical superstar who goes by a single-name moniker, select something zippy—like Prince, Madonna, or Cher—and not like "Keith." He didn't stand a chance. He might as well have called himself "Larry" or "Steve."
Keith did manage to eek out one top ten hit though, when "98.6" went to #7 back in 1966. (As we learn from Wikipedia, "(the) title relates to the normal human body temperature in degrees Fahrenheit.") Keith's 1967 "Out of Crank" LP didn't chart at all, and he left the music industry for nearly 20 years after his third effort, released in 1969, also failed to make any impact. You can read more about Keith here. The good news is that he's still going strong and performs live dates locally! (I've included a more recent Keith photo below. He's looking good! Kinda' like Robert DeNiro meets Daryl Hannah in SPLASH.)
The other good news is that I found this terrific (and terrificly underappreciated) LP at Daybreak Records earlier this week. I'm not well today. The daily temperature in Seattle seems to have dropped by about 30° and my own body temperature feels like it's way below 98.6 (the normal human body temperature in degrees Fahrenheit). I made some hot soup, but all I wanted to do once I put it in a bowl is hold it in my cold, tired hands! Anyway, Keith certainly makes a lovely soundtrack for trying-to-stay-warm misery on a chilly-but-lovely early autumn afternoon.
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