The Stone Coyotes

The Stone Coyotes are a bare-bones rock family trio.

Barbara Keith began her career as a folksinger at Greenwich Village’s Café Wha?, the hallowed dive where Dylan, Hendrix, and many others got their start.

Barbara’s songs have been covered by such diverse artists as Tanya Tucker, Barbara Streisand. Delaney and Bonnie, Melanie, Hank Snow and Lowell George. “The Bramble and the Rose” has become a folk standard.

Her husband Doug Tibbles was a TV writer for such shows as “The Munsters”, “Bewitched”, “Andy Griffith”, “My Three Sons”, “Family Affair”, and many more.

Barbara was signed to a major label - but unhappy with show business in general, she gave back her advance and Doug quit his one-day-old job as story editor for “Happy Days”. He took up drums and son John took up bass at the ripe old age of eleven. Reclusive by choice, the band moved from L.A. to Massachusetts to write, play and record in their cellar.

When best selling author Elmore Leonard walked in the Troubadour in L.A. one night looking for inspiration for his sequel to “Get Shorty”, he discovered The Stone Coyotes.

Leonard said, “ It was music I could understand…straight ahead rock and roll with a twang and good stories going on in the songs.” He included their lyrics in the book “Be Cool” and dedicated it to them.

While this brought the band national attention, it is the grass roots, word-of-mouth response to their music that continues their momentum.

With support from XM Satellite Radio (XCountry and Deep Tracks), the band has built a strong national following.

On their own label, Red Cat Records, The Stone Coyotes have produced and recorded seven albums. Their newest release is “Dreams of Glory”.