# Robert Earl Keen’s Longtime Guitarist Received an ALS Diagnosis. Texas Music Is Rallying

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Podcast: [Music News Radio](https://stenobird.com/podcast/music-news-radio-7358629)
Published: 2026-09-28T18:36:46+00:00
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## Resource

Guitarist Rich Brotherton received a diagnosis of ALS; Robert Earl Keen, John Baumann, and the Texas music scene are rallying behind him.

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