Posts in category Key West Soul

Key West Lou / HOLOCAUST REVIVED Hitler had his Jews. The world swore it would never happen again. Unfortunately, it has happened somewhere many times …

Paulie Walterson To Paulie Music Is “Family”   By Ralph DePalma   Paulie is a fifth generation Key West Conch, born here in 1945.  His family …

Michael Gillis “People Are Dying For Good Music, Even If It’s Not World Class. If It’s Just Organized, They’ll Love It.”   By Ralph Depalma …

Marty Stonely   By Ralph Depalma   Marty Stonely was born in London, England to a movie star mother  and a father who was the …

Life is a Cabaret My Friend…   By Ralph Depalma   Maj Johnson was raised in Victor, New York.  In high school, she played eight …

Larry Smith And Christine Cordone “To Be A Musician You Don’t Have To Pass A Bar Exam”   By Ralph DePalma   Musical couple Larry Smith …

Debra Dean Lawler And Patrick Lawler   By Ralph De Palma   Debra Dean Lawler and Patrick Lawler are part of the Key West/Virginia cabal.  Debra …

Cliff Sawyer   By Ralph DePalma   Cliff Sawyer was born and raised in Key West and has been singing since he was four years …

Clayton Lopez: “Calvin could make Home on the Range sound funky.”   Clayton Lopez was born and raised in Key West.  A fourth generation Key …

The Royal Minstrel Of The Conch Republic   By Ralph Depalma   CW has been in Key West so long that when he is asked …

Mick Kilgos “Music Is The Glue That Holds This Town Together.”   By Ralph DePalma Mick was raised forty five miles south of Chicago in …

Key West Has A Lot Of Work For A Musician – And No Snow   By Ralph De Palma   Robert Barton, known as Bubba …

Din Allen A True Survivor   By Ralph De Palma   Din Allen came to Key West from New York City in 1978 to play …

PHOTO/Ralph De Palma Caffeine Carl Wagoner with Bill Blue, who claims he taught Wagoner to play the guitar. SOUL OF KEY WEST Caffeine Carl Wagoner: …