keith's Bio

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0><script type="text/javascript" src="http://hb.lycos.com/hb.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://ratings.lycos.com/ratings/lycosRating.js.php"></script> <script type="text/javascript"><![CDATA[//><!]]></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://scripts.lycos.com/catman/init.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://members.tripod.com/adm/ad/code-start.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://members.tripod.com/adm/ad/code-middle.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://members.tripod.com/adm/ad/code-end.js"></script> <noscript> <img src="http://members.tripod.com/adm/img/common/ot_noscript.gif?rand=455617" alt="" width="1" height="1" />  <iframe frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" width="728" height="90" src="http://ad.yieldmanager.com/st?ad_type=iframe&ad_size=728x90&section=209094"></iframe>  </noscript> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0 height="100%"><tr> <td valign="top" width=200 BGCOLOR="#003399" TEXT="#080000" background="05cc8c00erkjxk.jpg"> <div> <B><IMG SRC="05973730.jpg" border=0 width="115" height="115" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></b></div> <div> <B>A TRUE TALENT!!</b></div> <div> <B><IMG SRC="05b73730.jpg" border=0 width="115" height="115" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></b></div> <bR> <div> <B>WHEN IT ALL BEGAN</b></div> <div> <B>IN OZ</b></div> <div> <B><IMG SRC="08796940.gif" border=0 width="150" height="148" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></b></div> </td> <td valign="top" BGCOLOR="#0066CC" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#99CCFF" FACE="Arial" ><B>keith urban - Australia's Gift To The World and Country Music</b></FONT><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#FFFF99" FACE="Arial" > </FONT><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" > </FONT><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#CC0000" FACE="Arial" > </FONT>  <A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="keith urban Australias Gift To The Worl"><U>Home Page</U></A></div> <div> <B>keith's Bio</b><B>   |   </b><A HREF="songs_and_videos.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Songs and Videos "><U>Songs and Videos </U></A><B>   |   </b><A HREF="more_info.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="More Information"><U>More Information</U></A><B>   |   </b><A HREF="e_mail.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Email"><U>E-mail</U></A></div> <bR> <div> keith's Bio</div> <bR> <div> <B>Full Name: Keith Lionel Urban</b></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>Hometown: Caboolture, Queensland Australia</b></I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>Birthdate:</b></I><I><B>  October 26, 1967 (Scorpio)</b></I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>Current Home:</b></I><I><B> Nashville, TN (and the road)</b></I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>Marital Status:</b></I><I><B> Single, Never Married</b></I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>Family:</b></I><I><B> Parents and one older brother</b></I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>Tattoos:</b></I><I><B> keith got an Eagle tattoo on his back on his 24th birthday in the States. It was his birthday present to himself, to commemorate being on his own, and in the States.</b></I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>A Few EXTRA Personal Goodies (Indulgenses): Fine clothes, top-shelf whiskey, and EXPENSIVE CHOCOLATE!!! (A man after my own heart)</b></I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>Musical Influences:</b></I><I><B> His parents, having played a lot of American country music; Glen Campbell, Dire Straits, Elton John, Don Williams, Jackson Browne, and Fleetwood Mac.</b></I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>Instrumental Talents:</b></I><I><B> Guitar, Banjo, Ganjo (guitar/banjo), Keyboard, Drums, and (cannot forget) the ukulele.</b></I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>First Band: Californian Suite</b></I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>First Song Played in Public: "San Antonio Stroll"</b></I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>Some keith Personal Favorites:</b></I></div> <div> <I><B>Book(s): Conversations With God and Three Magic Words</b></I></div> <div> <I><B>Movie: Citizen Kane</b></I></div> <div> <I><B>Actor: Michael Douglas</b></I></div> <div> <I><B>Actress: Sally Field</b></I></div> <div> <I><B>Food: Italian (I MUST try to get some of my homemade Mostaccioli and Lasagna to him)</b></I></div> <div> <I><B>TV Sitcom: Frasier</b></I></div> <bR> <div> <B>keith was</b><B> born on October 26, 1967 in</b><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Lucida Sans" ><B> </b></FONT><B>New Zealand. His family moved to Australia when he was just a </b><I><B>wee  </b></I><B>little guy</b><B>. keith said he knew at the tender age of six that he wanted to go to Nashville to be a country artist.</b></div> <bR> <div> <B>keith's dad, a drummer, bought keith his first instrument--a ukulele, when keith was four years old. keith used to play his ukulele along to the music on the radio.</b></div> <bR> <div> <B>keith was winning talent shows by the age of eight, after having picked up his first guitar at the age of six. It was evident early on that keith had a great talent and a natural ability in music.</b></div> <bR> <div> <B>A young acting company, in which he was involved, required keith to sing and dance, as well as memorizing lines. With all this, and at such a young age, it is easy to see why keith is such a fabulous entertainer.</b></div> <bR> <div> <B>At the age of fourteen, keith had regular gigs with a band. After having bought a Dire Straits album, the guitar playing of Mark Knopfler "struck a chord", so to speak, with keith. It was something he had never heard before. With the magic Keith heard on the album, combined with his own onstage solos, keith's unique country and funk fusion, "funktry" was born. Happy Birthday!</b></div> <bR> <div> <B>He made trips to Nashville in his early twenties. While looking for songs, keith had the honor of collaborating with such notables as Gary Burr, Trey Bruce, and Dave Loggins</b></div> <div> <B>keith decided the time had come to leave Australia and head to Nashville. This was at a time he was having a great deal of success in Australia with #1 singles.</b></div> <bR> <div> <B>A record deal with Capitol Nashville was just around the corner, prompted by the live shows of The Ranch.</b></div> <bR> <div> <B>keith was hired by Matt Rollings for an album he was producing. That union between keith and Matt so impressed keith that he asked Matt Rollings to produce his solo record in the States. Matt Rolling, equally inspired and impressed by keith's incredible talent, jumped at the chance. Thank you, Matt, for your knowledge, wisdom, and great insight to give us keith!</b></div> <bR> <div> <B>keith performs a couple of Glen Campbell songs in his live show, in appreciation and love of the music. Have you heard him do this? He's wonderful.</b></div> <bR> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B><U>keith's Collaborations With Other Artists:</U></b></div> <bR> <div> <B>keith was thrilled to play guitar on Garth Brooks' Double Live album. keith was so honored, he stated that he knew Garth could have gotten many artists to play on that album.</b></div> <bR> <div> <B>Steve Wariner played guitar and sang on the track, "Where The Blacktop Ends," after having written it and then offered it to keith.</b></div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B>NOW PLAYING:</b></div> <div> <I><B>"Where The Blacktop Ends"</b></I></div> <div> <A HREF="file://C:\My Music\Keith Urban - Where the blacktop ends_1205213800.wav" TARGET="_top" TITLE="file://C:\My Music\Keith Urban - Where t"><U><B> <embed src="HTMLobj-163/bltopweb.wav" autostart="false" width="145" height="70">  </b></U></A></div> <bR> <div> <B>After having heard "Some Days You Gotta Dance," the Dixie Chicks requested keith play on their "Fly" album. Later, Chicks sisters Emily and Martie sang back-up on keith's song "I Wanna Be Your Man (Forever)."</b></div> <bR> <div> <B>Former Go-Go's members, Jane Wiedlin and Charlotte Caffrey, were brought in by a friend of keith to collaborate on "But For The Grace Of God." None of them knew where to start, it was an awkward situation. Look at the tremendous success of that song. Personally, one of my favorites.</b></div> <bR> <div> <B>Stewart Copeland did a cover with keith of "Dance On" for a tribute to Hank Marvin. We can look very forward to many more great songs from keith. Personally, I think he'll be around for a long time!</b></div> <bR> <div> <B>Check out TopCountryMusic.com at the link below to see another great bio on keith.</b></div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.topcountrymusic.com/indlogo.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.topcountrymusic.com/indlogo.h"><U><B>http://www.topcountrymusic.com/indlogo.htm</b></U></A></div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <A HREF="bio_m.htm" TITLE="keiths Bio"><U><B>Back to Top</b></U></A></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>