Update
Keith is now out of the hospital and drumming again! Thank you for your prayers and support!
About Keith
Born and raised in the Detroit area, Keith Dudek began playing drums at age 11 in school band. By high school he was drumming in area rock bands, school jazz band and gigging with a wedding/polka band.
Attending college for Music Education, he played in the Big Band and studied under Rupert Kettle. Keith was honored to open up for the Buddy Rich Big Band in 1985. He did session work and live gigs with numerous bands in the area. To improve his drumset chops, he marched three seasons with Madison Scouts Drum & Bugle Corps on Snare. They went on to win the 1988 DCI World Championship and toured Europe.
Focusing on drumset he began playing for churches, continued doing session work and touring with several regional bands…
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…Over the next 10 years, he had the opportunity to record and tour with Steve Raybine (Smooth Jazz Artist, Bad Kat Records). He toured with Jolie Edwards (DreamWorks and Warner Bros Records) from 1998-2003 which included two USO Tours (Europe and Korea) as well as the Country Gold Festival in Japan.
Pushing his career to the next level, Keith moved to Nashville, TN. Turns out it was the right decision. He continues to drum at World Outreach Church and has done several clinics at the PAS TN Day of Percussion. He has performed with Little Big Town, Scotty McCreery, Lee Greenwood, Collin Raye, Pam Tillis, Ty Herndon, Jamie O’Neal, Kevin Sharp, Rick Huckaby and Matt Stillwell. While performing with Pam Tillis, Keith traveled to Europe for the 3rd time and played music festivals there. He has performed several times on the Grand Ole Opry with Lee Greenwood.
Keith keeps a demanding tour schedule, performs clinics and teaches drumset camps.
Thank You For Your Prayers!
On April 11th, 2021 Keith was admitted into the hospital after testing positive for COVID-19. He would spend the next few months fighting for his life, but by the grace of God, Keith is now drumming again! A GoFundMe account was started by a friend to support Keith as he recovers, so if you’d like to help, click the button below:
