James Keen:  

Work as a Full Time/Part-Time Musician, Lead Guitarist, Electric-Bass, Some drums-Vocals: Main Gendre: Country & 50-60's Rock: have played over 4500-shows in the U.S.A. and in Europe, Canada, and VietNam: also did a tour of Duty in VietNam from 1970 thru 1972: with the U.S.A.F. as a Firefighter/Medic:Search & Rescue: was shot by VietCong sniperfire on Dec. 22, 1971 awarded 6-bronze-Stars and Purple Heart Medal. Also Helped create Ozark`Custom Automotive designs: and restore Cars and Light trucks, classic older models, Graduated St. Louis University 1980 w/ B/A- Sociology DSM:203G:US:American Aspects: Lived in the Springfield Branson area some 12-years and worked as a Musician Lead Guitar player in Branson at 3-venues, Now call Kansas City Northland Home, I also have 2-sons who continiue to live in St. Louis County Now and they once attended Clay and Ames school. Teachers at Blair were (some)Mrs. Henry, Harold McCarter, Mr. Gronemeyer, Janet Moore, Marvin Pigg. Principal at the time was: "Alexander". McCarter told me one time I'd likely grown up and work at a shoe factory in St. Louis. M. Pigg told me if I didn't go to College I'd be a factoty worker, little did they even think of VietNam or the Military which saved my bacon from the Buster-Brown shoe Co. Or the Busch Brewery. Or on 2nd. thought, "was my`bacon saved afterall ????" I can think of worse or dirty jobs & work ...Expand for more