Keite Young is a zealous voyeur awestruck by the parade of humanity called life. The burning interpretation of his sensitive, poignant annotations comes out in, as he wryly puts it, "The Wash"--which, in this case, is his music.
During "The Rise and Fall of Keite Young", Keite Young, singer, songwriter, producer and multi-instrumentalist channels the musical passion and adventure of Al Green, Muddy Waters, Sly Stone and the Beatles to artfully create his own singular, dynamic space of storied, gospel-tinged, soul barn-burning and unrelenting live rock and funkified grooves.
Born and raised in Fort Worth, Texas, Young's dichotomy is rooted in a large family ruled by spirituality and music. His mother and father both sang and toured in fellow Texan Kirk Franklin's group The Family . Young himself sang lead vocal on "Let My People Go," Franklin/Family's contribution to 1998s The Prince of Egypt soundtrack, and he joined his parents as a performer during Franklin's Nu Nation Tour.
Little Richard, Al Green, Sly & the Family Stone, James Brown, Howlin' Wolf, Led Zeppelin, Stevie Wonder, The Beatles, George Clinton, Prince, Queen, AC/DC, Peter Gabriel, John Lee Hooker, Glen Goins (Parliament/Funkadelic).
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