Tommy Keene, power-pop songwriter and star of '80s DC music scene, dies at 59

Tommy Keene, a power-pop guitarist and singer whose wistful, warmly melodic rock songs placed him at the fore of the District’s local music scene in the 1980s, when he seemed poised to reach a national audience that eluded him throughout his four-decade career, died Nov. 22 at home in Los Angeles. The album earned a four-star review in Rolling Stone, which called it “a critical link between the ringing glories of ’60s rock melodists like the Beatles and Monkees and the more twisted renewal of guitar pop in the ’80s,” and it resulted in a major-label deal with Geffen Records. [ Appreciation: The bittersweet brilliance of Tommy Keene ] Label and artist never seemed to fit, however....

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