Tribute to Robert Earl Keen

"Barbecue - Sliced beef and bread, ribs and sausage, and a cold Big Red..."



These are the lyrics to a Robert Earl Keen song "Barbeque" first recorded for Gringo Honeymoon released in 1994. I first heard it in 1996 after I met a couple guys in college from San Antonio who were staunch REK fans. Now it fills my car stereo on nearly every BBQ road trip I take. It's a theme song that gets me in the mood to eat, not that I need much persuasion.

- BBQ Snob