MUSIC By Alex Greene
The Last Drag Tyler Keith sets hard truths to a pounding beat.
Tyler Keith
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MIKE STANTON
yler Keith is a living testament to the deep connections between Memphis and North Mississippi, having played here with bands that include the Preacher’s Kids, the Neckbones, and Teardrop City for decades. “I’m from Pensacola, Florida. I moved to Mississippi to go to college and I just stayed. I’ve been in Oxford 30 years or something. But like they say, Memphis is the capital of Mississippi,” he says. “And all this time, I’ve been in awe of Memphis music. The Compulsive Gamblers and the Oblivians and Jack Oblivian and the Grifters. All that weirdness.” Like the bands he names, Keith’s music is raw and rocking. It takes a certain touch to authentically pull that off, but with his ear for perfectly dialed-in guitar tones, stomping beats, and melodies that soar over
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