Shane Keister
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Shane Keister is a musician. He is known for his work as a studio musician, writer, arranger and producer. He plays Synthesizer, Piano, Hammond B3, Synclavier, Fairlight, Fender Rhodes, and much more.
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Shane was born in Huntington, West Virginia and grew up in the small Southern Ohio town of Portsmouth. He began playing the piano at the age of three. As a child and teenager, he studied piano under Dorothy Knost. In Jr. High School, he studied percussion and jazz under Ralph Harrison. In High School, Shane was accompanist for the Portsmouth High School Choir under the direction of Charles P. Varney. He was a contemporary and fellow music student with Kathleen Battle, although he was a few years younger than Ms Battle. Already a technically skilled classical pianist, as early as jr. high school he began playing with local rock and roll bands and performing in clubs and local venues. He was one of the first local keyboardists to own and use a Leslie Speaker Cabinet. The bands Shane played in were quite popular and were very busy in the local rock scene. He moved back to Huntington, West Virginia in his senior year of high school where he continued his piano studies with Mary Shepp Mann. He attended Marshall University his freshman year and transferred his college studies to North Texas State University for one more year. Shane moved to Nashville in 1972 and quickly established himself as a very capable and well-rounded studio musician. His career flourished and in the late 80’s, he composed and produced the musical scores for Dr. Otto and the Riddle of the Gloom Beam and Ernest Goes to Camp. At the request of the late Ahmet Ertegun, Shane moved to New York in 1989 to work for him as a staff producer/arranger at Atlantic Records. Shane worked extensively with Ahmet until 2000 when he decided to again pursue his career independently. He continues to do studio work today, as a pianist/synthesist and as a producer/arranger. He owns an extensive list of vintage synthesizers, including a Fairlight 2x, a Synclavier, a Wave PPG 2.3, a Memory Moog, and an Oberheim Matrix 12 among many others. His work on records is extensive and constantly expanding.
Artists he has recorded with include: Alabama, Alan Jackson, Alex Harvey, Allan Rich, Alvarado, Amy Grant, Ana Laura, Anastacia, Andrus Blackwood, Andy Williams, Anita Baker, Anjie Carpenter, Anne Murray, Arthur Alexander, Abra Moore, Barbara Mandrell, Baillie and the Boys, Barney, Bebo Norman, Big Jim Lawrence, Bill Gaither, Bill LaBounty, Bill Medley, Billy Burnette, Billy Eckstein, Billy Joe Walker, Billy Joel, Billy Lee Riley, Billy Mann, Billy Ray Cyrus, Billy Swan, BJ Thomas, Bobby Bare, Bobby Caldwell, Bobby David, Bob Carlisle, Bonnie Bramlett, Boyd Williams, Brewer and Shipley, Brown Bannister, Bruce Carroll, Buddy Spicher, Buzz Cason, BW Stevenson, Carman, Carol Chase, Carly Simon, Cece Winans, Celine Dion, Charlie Daniels, Charley Pride, Charlie Rich, Chet Atkins, Chris Botti, City Streets, Clay Walker, Clint Black, Con Hunley, Connie Smith, Conway Twitty, Crystal Gayle, Dale Smith, Dallas Holmes, Dan Seals, Dan Fogelberg, Danny O'Keefe, Dave Loggins, David Allen Coe, David Frizzell, David Meece, Debbie Boone, Deborah Allen, Delbert McClinton, Dennis Linde, Devonsquare, Diane Schuur, Dion, Dobie Gray, Dolly Parton, Don Francisco, Don Williams, Donovan, Donna Fargo, Dottie West, Doug Kershaw, Downs and Price, Dr Hook, Earl Scruggs, Ed Bruce, Eddie Rabbit, Edwin Hubbard, Elton John, Elvis Presley, Emmylou Harris, England Dan and John Ford Coley, Fallenrock, Five For Fighting, Florida Boys, Foghat, Gail Davies, Gary Burr, Gary Chapman, Gary Paxton, Gene Cotton, George Benson, George Burns, George Jones, Georgette Jones, Glen Campbell, Grady Martin, Guy Clark, Hank Williams Jr, Harper Simon, Hotel, Ian Matthews, James Galway, Jan Howard, Janie Fricke, Jay Patton, Jerico Harp, Jerry Jeff Walker, Jerry Lee Lewis, Jerry Reed, Jesse Winchester, Jim Hall, Jim Horn, Jim Varney, Jimmy Buffett, Jimmy Hall, Joe Cocker, Joe Ely, Joe Nichols, John Hartford, John Hiatt, John Prine, John Reid, John Stewart, Johnny Cash, Johnny Duncan [disambiguation needed], Johnny Gimbel, Johnny Paycheck, Johnny Rivers, Johnny Van Zandt, Joy Williams, Judy Collins, Judy Rodman, Kathy Troccoli, Kenny Rogers, Kevin Bacon, Kim Carnes, Kim Hill, Kris Kristofferson, Larry Gatlin, Lee Clayton, Lenny Breau, Leslie Mills, Linda Hargrove, Lionel Richie, Little Jimmy Dickens, Little Milton, Livingston Taylor, Lloyd Green, Loretta Lynn, Lou Gramm, Lou Rawls, Lynn Anderson, Mac Davis, Maia Amada, Mandy Moore, Marcos Witt, Marcus Joseph, Margaret Becker, Marilyn McCoo, Mark Schultz, Marshall Chapman, Marty Robbins, Marty Stuart, Mary Ann Kennedy, Matthews Taylor and Johnson, Mel Tillis, Melanie, Melba Moore, Melissa Marquais, Merle Kilgore, Michael Bacon, Michael Card, Michael English, Michael Johnson [disambiguation needed], Michael Nesmith, Michael W. Smith, Michelle Wright, Mickey Newbury, Mo Bandy, Nathan DeGisare, Nathen Maxwell, Nick Kamen, Nino Tempo, Noel Paul Stookey, Olivia Newton John, Out of the Grey, Pam Rose, Pam Tillis, Pat Boone, Paul B. Davis, Paul McCartney, Paul Overstreet, Paul Thorson, Paul Rodgers, Peabo Bryson, Percy Sledge, Pete Drake, Peter Moon, Point of Grace, Pound, Pousette-Dart Band, Randy Travis, Ray Sawyer, Ray Wylie Hubbard, Reba McEntire, Ricky Skaggs, Rita Coolidge, Roanoke, Robert Byrne, Robert James Walker, Robert Matarazzo, Roberta Flack, Rockin' Dopsie and the Zydeco Twisters, Rodney Crowell, Roger Miller, Ronnie Milsap, Ronnie Rogers, Rosanne Cash, Rosie O'Donnell, Rusty Goodman, Rusty Weir, Sandi Patti, Sandy Posey, Sawyer Brown, Scott Stapp, Sharalee Lucas, Sheena Easton, Shirley Ceasar, Silver Spurz Orchestra, Sir Robert Charles Griggs, Skeeter Davis, Sonny Curtis, Speer Family, Steve Diamond, Steve Green, Steve Cropper, Steven Seagal, Steve Wariner, Steven Curtis Chapman, Steven Davis, Steven Santoro, Susan Ashton, Susie Luchsinger, Sweethearts of the Rodeo, Sylvia, Tammy Wynette, Tanya Tucker, Taylor Dayne, Tammy Faye Baker, The Cruise Family, The Derailers, The Emotions, The Forester Sisters, The Girls Next Door, The Happy Goodmans, The Imperials, The Judds, The Mandrell Sisters, The Metros, The Oak Ridge Boys, The Players, The Staple Singers, The Statler Brothers, Thom Schuyler, Tom Devoursney, Tom Jones, Tom Kimmel, Tony Joe White, Turley Richards, Twila Paris, Ullanda Innocent, Uranium 235, Vassar Clements, Verne Gosdin, Vickie Carrico, Vince Gill, Wayne Berry, Waylon Payne, Willie Nelson, (continuing)
