Keith McCormack Biography

Fast Facts

• Learned how to play guitar from his childhood friend, Aubrey deCordova, who would take lessons at a local music store and then teach the same lesson to him when he returned home
• Was a founding member of the rock band the String-A-Longs, earning a No․ 2 hit with the instrumental song "Wheels․"
• Best known as a musician who co-wrote the hit song "Sugar Shack" with his aunt, Faye Voss
• In addition to music, he also worked as a writer, aviation instructor and landscaper
• His song "Sugar Shack," which was recorded by Jimmy Gilmer and the Fireballs, was featured in the films "Forrest Gump," "Mermaid," "Congo" and "Dog Fight․"