Keith Rayburn

email: keithrayburn@gmail.com
phone or text: 831-236-4204

Active with the Rayburn Brothers Band playing in the central coast region of California (Santa Cruz, Monterey, San Francisco), with a new rhythm section and increasing presence on Spotify, especially under "Keith Rayburn", but planning soon to release new recordings under "Rayburn Brothers Band".

Keith is a songwriter with songs that are being played on radio stations around the country, and that have won or been finalists in several songwriting competitions (see the list below).

Songs mostly about love (or the loss of it), togetherness (or loneliness), inspiration, Earth and other topics.

Keith's songs in songwriting competitions:

"Te Propongo" - This is a bilingual (English/Spanish) love song. It one first place in the Americana category of the 2019 Songwriter University competition and was a finalist in the World category o⁷f the USA Songwriting Contest, a semifinalist in several categories of the UK Songwriting Contest, and was named one of the top Americana songs of the year by KRVM radio station.

"Do What You Do" - This is an environmental song with a folksy/reggae/world sound. It won 1st prize in the Novelty category of the 2019 USA Songwriting Competition, and was a finalist in the World category of the John Lennon Songwriting Contest.

Songs that were semifinalists in other Songwriting Contests: "Jez Dame", "What'll I Do?", "Chameleon", "Te Propongo", and "Raise Up Your Head".

Lyrics of some songs:

"Jez Dame"

Oh I’m willing and able
And I got the need
I got everything out on the table
I’ll get you anything that you see
If you want that meat
With all that grit
You got it comin right to where you sit
Now tell me honey anybody got anything you ain’t got
We gotta talk about it

I follow one rule of engagement
You made it jez for me
Cuz I’m a fool for you baby
You make me weak in the knees
Anywhere I roam and ramble
And sail the seas
I only got one rule of engagement

Jez dame to please
Jez dame to please

I’m like the Wizard of Oz you know the man
You got a problem and he’s always got the plan
He says what do they got that you ain’t got?
We gotta talk about it

"Te Propongo":

We don’t ride on no autoban
We don’t drive no fancy motorcars we just
Walk around walk around

We got the birds and the bees
And all the flowers and the trees and we just
Talk around talk around

[Chorus:]
Hoy te propongo lo que nunca propuse
Y te prometo que no estes
Nunca mas sola, si ya y nunca mas estes
Y te propongo eso al reves
Y que estes siempre conmigo

(Chorus English translation:)
Today I propose what I never proposed
and I promise you won’t be lonely again, yes never again
And I propose the opposite, that you always be with me

[2nd verse:]

Once the music played
Once the tidal wave
Washed us down washed us down

And the birds and the bees
And all the flowers and the trees and we
Talk around talk around

"What'll I Do?":

I don’t know, I don’t care about it
Whatever you come out a yeah
You might just be from anywhere at all

The clear blue sky, the earth below, heavens above I just don't know but

I don’t know, what’ll I do

If you forget about this old man, and find somebody new
Oh Lord, what’ll I do

If you forget about this old man, and go and love somebody new

My friends all tell me you are the shooting star
Never ever ever ever satisfied with any town near or far
But if you're not happy oh with the world we live in
Let's climb aboard this rocket ship to space
Fly all around the universe and other places too cuz

"Do What You Do":

Do what you do
All by you

Whatever happened to all that we had come to trust from this world that we walk on today
Whatever happened to forests and rivers and oceans they kept us from blowing away
Whatever happened to us we don’t do what we must for this world

How many tears can you cry without crying your eyes dry and out of tears
How many years have gone by now just years upon years upon years
How many more will you wait out to go down in frustration and fear

All by you…

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