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Growing up on a musical diet of his father’s blues, soul and rock record collection, Shepherd began playing guitar age seven after meeting Stevie Ray Vaughan. He learned his craft through stopping and starting old cassette tapes, and teaching himself one note at a time, later playing along with his father’s records. At the age of 13, Shepherd was invited to play on stage with bluesman Brian Lee for a period of several hours, after which he was determined to pursue a career in music.
Using his father’s know-how and industry contacts, Shepherd signed with major-label Giant Records, who released his debut album “Ledbetter Heights” in 1995. The album was instantly popular, sold over half-a-million copies by early 1996 and exposed the singer-songwriter to a wave of new audiences. Combining the southern blues of Texas and Louisiana, as well as acoustic and rockin’ blues, “Ledbetter Heights” earned commercial success that’s known to be particularly rare within the blues genre.
In 1998, Shepherd's sophomore album “Trouble Is…” arrived, earning the songwriter a Grammy nomination, and was followed by “Live On” in 1999. Both albums have since been platinum certified and topped the U.S. Blues Chart. The album “The Place You’re In” was released in 2004 through Reprise Records, and was succeeded by the album and film “10 Days Out: Blues from the Backroads”, which documents several veteran blues players in the American south.
Shepherd’s first live album “Live! in Chicago” (2010) was the guitarist’s fourth album to hit the top spot on the U.S. Blues Chart and even made inroads into the U.S. Rock Chart. The same year Shepherd appeared with Jimmy Fallon’s house band for an entire show, playing the same stratocaster Jimi Hendrix had played at Woodstock.
Returning to the studio the songwriter and guitarist released his first proper album in seven years, 2011’s “How I Go”. It an attempt to capture some of the magic of his earlier albums, Shepherd re-enlisted the help of vocalist Noah Hunt and Talking Head’s keyboardist Jerry Harrison. “Goin’ Home” was released in 2014 and proved to be the musician’s highest charting album, reaching No. 25 on the Billboard 200 and again topping the U.S. Blues Chart.
Live-Bewertungen
If you’re born with a name like Kenny Wayne Shepherd, you’re probably only ever going to grow up to become a blues rock musician; that’s certainly how it proved with the man from Shreveport, Louisiana, who signed his first record deal at the tender age of just thirteen and has been a staple of the charts in his native U.S. since 1995, when he was eighteen years old. His musical style runs the gamut between blues rock and hard rock, and that’s something that’s reflected in his hugely energetic live shows; Shepherd is a rocker at heart and proves it with some terrific guitar playing and a voice that sounds just as good on stage as on record, but as the years have rolled by, his gigs have increasingly come to represent Shepherd as a musician; there’s stripped-back acoustic songs, blues classics and occasionally aggressive all-out rock, all in the space of a couple of hours. Accordingly, Shepherd maintains a cult following on both sides of the Atlantic; he’s one of his genre’s biggest talents.
Joeg_67
after seeing KWS band last year at the O2 islington it was a no brainer to go to one of my favorite venues the shepherds bush empire.
Ben Poole was a surprisingly entertaining opener but when Kenny Wayne hit the stage it went up a level, over the years he has got more polished in his act. Noah Hunt has a unique voice and pulls the band together but KWS guitar is something else he must surely be among the best around these days,one minute his blistering speed has your mouth wide open and then he is playing slow melodic
blues that can make you cry.
He went through some old, some new and a blues medley but the encore was something else Blue on Black a favorite track and long unbelievable version of Voodo Chile for over 10 minutes making you wish it would never end
The KWS Band are not just a straight blues band so next time hes in town give yourself a treat and see a guitar legend in the making
Terrytoons
Terrytoons
We attended The Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band show last night at the Canton Palace Theater. It was all we could have wanted and then some. The talented Kenny gave everything in his music, as did the rest of the Band. They are one of the only bands that I have ever heard live that sounds as good as, if not better than their CD. If you ever have the opportunity to see this AMAZING band,DO IT! You will NOT be disappointed. Rock on Guys!❤
VickiK
The show was AMAZING!!! I had a huge smile on my face the entire time. Kenny's fingers were flying on his guitars. He sang quite a bit, which I also enjoyed. A tribute song to Stevie Ray, Jimi and a couple to Mr. BB King - Kenny was feeling his Blues for sure. This show was better than when I saw him last year at BB King's in NYC. I can't wait to see what's next. The band was really GREAT!!!
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elayna-olive
It was excellent superb mesmerizing he is the number one the best he is awesome I can't say it enough. He did one of us songs The heat of The sun and he just kept going and going and going there was awesome I just could not believe how awesome it was it was mesmerizing I just can listen to him 24/7 he is the best number one my very very favorite you got to listen to him if you haven't already.
sk-57466913135833970
One of the best show have I seen in the last 10 years.
They played some songs from the new CD that I enjoyed in addition to their old repertoire such as true lies, blue on black and a great Voodoo Child where Kenny played the guitar so beautiful.
After the concert Kenny and Noah signed autographs and made photos with fans
emaggiolo
Saw the band performing in a smaller venue De Pul in Weert the Netherlands. Kenny is a remarkable guitar player and probably the best I have seen performing live. But also the other band members deliver a solid performance. This band is a must see live. Grab the opportunity when you can see them live.
Great show; but wish they had a longer set!!!! V H was good; but they should have been the headliner!! Blue on Black is on of my favorites...seats could have been better; not on the asle where it was a constant flow of people milling around, or just standing.
david-bonney
The best always.Kenny plays loaded with feeling and style. noah voice is second to none full of ear pleasing bass and smooth silky butter and grit. Blues and boogie feels the evening. The best of the best.
schell-robert-hughes
It was a great show and will always go to see him when he is in the area again great show from the whole band.noah singing was fantastic and Kenny what else can isay unbelievable guitar playing as always
tom-kelliher
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