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Singer-songwriter Bob Barrick brings together Colorado’s best musicians to honor and breathe life into Jimmy Buffett’s vast catalog of “Gulf & Western” music. Shows feature greatest-hit sing-a-longs for the casual fan, deep cuts for the truest Parrotheads, and spacey jams for folks who don’t know the difference.

Once upon a time in the summer of 1967, Keith Sykes hitchhiked to the Newport Folk Festival and saw Arlo Guthrie perform “Alice’s Restaurant.” In the fall of that year he got a copy of the album, learned the whole song and sang it at a Holiday Inn in Charleston, South Carolina. They hired him on the spot for a regular gig playing music in the hotel.

It’s pretty perfect that such a rambling tale should be at the start of Keith’s own rambling tale – in the more than 40 years that followed, he would become a troubadour and storyteller, a massively successful songwriter with more than 100 songs recorded by artists as diverse as Rosanne Cash and George Thorogood. He would tour every corner of America and play in just about every conceivable kind of venue, appear on Saturday Night Live and Austin City Limits, and host songwriter nights on Memphis’ legendary Beale Street with many of music’s most talented songwriters. He would join Jimmy Buffett’s Coral Reefer Band, tour the country and record the Volcano album – the title track for which he co-wrote with Jimmy.

To date, recordings of Keith’s songs have sold more than 25 million copies worldwide. With 13 full-length albums released – and great success with his own publishing company, credited with signing John Kilzer to Geffen Records and the discovery of Todd Snider – Keith Sykes has proven to be nothing short of prolific.

Roger is the original guitarist of Jimmy Buffett's Coral Reefer band. In the early days it was just Jimmy and Roger. Two acoustic guitars, and vocals. After a year on the road as a duo, and with the success of a hit song, "Come Monday", it was clear a band was needed for the bigger venues they were playing, so Jimmy added Greg "Fingers" Taylor on harmonica and keyboard, Harry Dailey on bass and Phillip Fajardo on drums.

Roger is also infamous as the singer and writer of the song "Fool for a Blonde" from the classic horror movie The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, and for the many incarnations of his own bands, and as lead guitarist for many artists from New York to Las Vegas.

Born in Flowood, Mississippi, Steven Taylor was immersed in the blues from an early age, thanks to his father, the legendary Greg “Fingers” Taylor. Growing up around his father’s music and legacy inspired Steven to pursue his own path as a musician.

Over the years, Steven has shared the stage with an impressive lineup of artists, including Junior Watson, Kid Ramos, Nathan James, Johnny & Jaalene, Anson Funderburgh, Johnny Moeller, Jerry Jemmott, and many others.

His style and soul are rooted in the influence of blues icons like B.B. King, Otis Rush, Buddy Guy, Magic Sam, and Gatemouth Brown—musicians who continue to shape his sound and his life.