Biography
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Born
12 October 1958 (age 65)
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Born In
Texarkana, Miller County, Arkansas, United States
Jeffrey Lynn Keith (born October 12, 1958 in Texarkana, Arkansas) is a lead singer of hard rock band Tesla. In 1999-2000 he also briefly fronted band called Bar 7.
Jeff Keith started singing at 24 years old while drivin' a semi truck delivering rock and septic tanks in the mountains of Northern California. He sang in a band with his brother called Troubleshooter before joining Frank Hannon and Brian Wheat in 1983 in their cover band called City Kidd. He was born in Texarkana and grew up and graduated in Idabel Oklahoma, majoring in FFA (Future Farmers of America) before moving back to Georgetown Ca, a small mountain town in the Sierras. Jeff Keith won a singing contest and was introduced to the guys through some friends who knew the band. Despite his lack of experience at the time, it was his unique and raspy voice that caught the band's ear. Jeff is a huge country music fan and is working in his spare time in Nashville with George Jones's band making his solo country album.
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