BIO
Inspired and influenced by music greats such as Hank Williams Sr., Chet Atkins, and Willie Nelson; at the early age of 13, Ross Key picked up his first guitar. At 15, he strapped on his guitar, and auditioned without his parents' knowledge at a local bar near his home landing his first paying weekly gig. Key also began teaching music professionally at 15. In 1979, he toured Europe with the Boy Scouts of America (he acquired the highest degree of 3rd Palm Eagle Scout by age 18), showcasing his musical talent before royalty in Sweden and elsewhere.
Key has mastered 6 and 12-string guitars, playing lead, rhythm, and bass. He favors his Telecaster. He holds a Virginia state dobro championship. He has also mastered banjo, fiddle, piano, and drums. He plays the mandolin and upright bass as well.
Key has written and sold original material which has been recorded by groups such as the Statler Brothers and Larry Gaitlin.
He's played with and fronted for popular artists such as Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings, Alabama, Hank Williams, Jr., Emmylou Harris, and Jimmy Buffett. He traveled professionally in the bluegrass circuit with Lower 40 Grass before leaving the band and moved his talents to the professional gospel circuit. Playing gospel music around the country with the Vessels of God for 15 years. In 1992, Key left the music industry to raise a family in Campbell County, Virginia.
Once again, Key has begun to play as a solo act on the local music circuit. With his lifelong goal focused on Nashville, Key has embarked on his professional career in country music. Dates are now being scheduled for his "Resurrecting Music Row 2010" tour which will take him up and down the east coast and midwest.
Not only does he perform traditional and current country, bluegrass, blues, and gospel material, but also his own original country music.
Key is an affiliate of BMI in Nashville, Tennessee.
A LITTLE KNOWN FACT ABOUT ANCESTRY: Key is a direct descendent of Francis Scott Key, the author of the United States National Anthem, The Star Spangled Banner.
TO SCHEDULE A PERFORMANCE DURING THE UPCOMING "RESURRECTING MUSIC ROW 2010" TOUR, CONTACT HIS AGENT AT EMAIL BOOKINGS@ROSSKEYCOUNTRY.COM
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