Keith Sykes

  It was an incredible night at the 1st Trop Rockin’ Magazine’s People’s Choice Awards. We want to congratulate all the winners and say thank you to the people who were integral to making this event a success. Thank you to Shore Live TV and Radio A1A for sending our award show out over the …

Keith Sykes is a songwriting powerhouse working in the music business for fifty years now and well known in music circles across the country. I know I first took notice of him when I learned he played with Jimmy Buffett as a Coral Reefer, but when I sat down with him in Port Aransas, Texas …

Beach Bar Songs are an escape to places where warm breezes blow and tropical drinks flow. Each of these songs are about spending time at the tiki bar and the joy it brings us. The lyrics are set somewhere in paradise where your stress melts away under the sun. When you can’t get to your …

Who doesn’t want to sail off to the tropics and leave it all behind? If you’ve done it or ever hope to, then here is a Sailing Song playlist for the soundtrack to your adventure. In the Trop Rock genre (think Jimmy Buffett to Kenny Chesney to Bertie Higgins) , there are many songs about …

Singer/Songwriter Keith Sykes released his first self titled album on the Vanguard label in 1969 and never slowed down as he continues to release solo writing projects. His years as a musician are filled with stage performances and tours with various bands, but he’s always taken time to write songs. Since the late 70’s Keith …

Matt Hoggatt’s Creative Album Marketing You know Matt Hoggatt. He’s the talented (but lucky!) Mississippi musician who wrote “Dear Jimmy Buffett” and garnered the attention of the Pop of Trop Rock himself. The result? Matt’s first recording was created. Now he has recently released his second album, “Workaholic in Recovery.” I was able to sit …