Try to imagine the female love child of Dusty Springfield and Doug Sahm with Dr. John acting as the midwife and you’ll have an idea of the swampy roots music with elements of rock, blues, soul, gospel and country that defines artist Beth McKee.
McKee is a Southern singer/songwriter who also plays piano and accordion. A former member of the popular New Orleans country-cajun group Evangeline (MCA Records) McKee toured extensively behind two critically acclaimed albums. L.A. Weekly raved Beth’s piano is “worthy of some Jerry Lee Lewis arson.”           read more. . . .

Listen to Beth McKee Trio’s live performance & interview on WMNF radio in Tampa, FL.

Read Keith Spera’s article about Beth in the New Orleans Times Picayune.

B eth’s 2009 release, I’m That Way was a tribute to legendary Louisiana songwriter Bobby Charles and it garnered attention and airplay from music lovers globally. It is a soulful and rootsy collection of songs that represent Bobby’s career as a songwriter. more . . .

Beth is actively touring with her band, check her calendar, and in 2011 began recording another album- this time of her own material. It is titled of Next to Nowhere and is slated for release on Feb. 28, 2012. Multi-platinum producer and guitarist Anthony Battaglia collaborated on the project which promises to be epic. The new album will be both rootsy and progressive and Beth intends for it to reflect her many cultural and musical influences.

Photography by Wayne Ebinger