Biography

“Your music is just very, very beautiful.” -- Ronnie Earl

“It's the only CD I can listen to.” -- Johnny Rawls

“He's for REAL! Y'all check him out!” -- Mighty Sam McClain

About.com recently declared “Dave Keller's gonna be huge!”, and it's starting to seem that way. A first-class singer, guitarist, and songwriter, Keller has earned the respect of the torchbearers of blues and soul music.

Legendary guitarist Ronnie Earl featured Keller’s singing and songwriting on his 2010 CD Living In The Light, which received a coveted BMA nomination for Contemporary Blues Album of the Year. Mighty Sam McClain, one of the deepest of the classic soul singers, has mentored Keller for years. And Mississippi soul blues master Johnny Rawls calls Keller his protégé, frequently spotlighting him as part of his touring band.

Keller’s newest CD, Where I’m Coming From, is a deep soul gem. Produced by Bob Perry (Wu-Tang Clan, Brian McKnight, Foxy Brown), with backing from The Revelations, the music sounds alive and full and super funky -- like Hi Records around 1969, but with the clarity of modern recordings. It even features Keller singing a duet with acclaimed soul singer Tre’ Williams.

Unlike Keller's previous all-original recordings, this one brings to light obscure soul treasures first recorded by O.V. Wright, Arthur Alexander, Bobby Womack, and other soul greats. Particularly dear to Keller's heart are songs by Otis Clay, with whom Keller has performed, and Robert Ward, who was a close friend.

Keller’s previous CD, Play for Love (2009), reached #8 on Roots Music Report's blues chart, and received airplay on over 200 stations in the U.S. and abroad. He earned glowing reviews in Blues Revue, Vintage Guitar, and many other print and online publications. About.com named him one of six young blues artists to watch in 2010.

With the release of Where I'm Coming From, Dave Keller reaches into the past for inspiration, while establishing himself as a leading voice for the future of soul music.