At 70 years old, Robert Earl Keen is as surprised as anyone to find his foot still on the gas. The beloved Texas songwriter and composer of the timeless singalong “The Road Goes on Forever” is still touring, even after his ballyhooed retirement in 2022. There’s a major difference, though, between the current version of Keen and the one from four years ago. Today, he is being thrust into the spotlight by a handful of friends who cut their teeth on Keen’s music. Thanks to the support of A-listers