page_title: Keith Sykes (musician)
section_title: Filmography
hierarchical_section_title: Keith Sykes (musician) / Filmography
caption_attribution_description: English: Keith Sykes receives Note on Beale Street
context_page_description: Keith Sykes is an American singer-songwriter, musician and record producer. More than 100 of Sykes' songs have been recorded by John Prine, Rosanne Cash, The Judds, Jerry Jeff Walker, and George Thorogood, though he may be best known for co-writing "Volcano", the title track of Jimmy Buffett's 1979 album.
  Sykes has released at least fifteen albums, including I'm Not Strange, I'm Just Like You and It Don't Hurt to Flirt, and made his television debut performing "B.I.G.T.I.M.E" as a musical guest on Saturday Night Live in 1980. Sykes owns and operates his recording studio, The Woodshed, as well as a production company and several publishing companies. The RIAA has certified recordings of his songs have sold more than 25 million copies worldwide.
context_section_description: Sykes made his acting debut as the lead character in the 1972 cult film Summer Soldiers, directed by Japanese avant-garde filmmaker Hiroshi Teshigahara (Woman in the Dunes). Set during the Vietnam War, the film depicts a Vietnam veteran (Sykes) who deserts from the US Army and is living on the fringe of Japanese society. Sykes spent nine weeks filming in Tokyo, Kyoto, Hiroshima, and other surrounding cities. The original Japanese title of the film is Samâ sorujâ. 
  In 2017, Sykes announced he was writing a screenplay titled Horses & Me.
caption: Sykes receiving a Brass Note on Beale Street's Walk of Fame
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