Post by cofi on Apr 15, 2008 16:21:46 GMT
I'm talking of new Blues players here now, not the old traditional players,
and Kenny Wayne Shepherd is a fine example of the new younger Blues players
Kenny Wayne Shepherd (Kenny Wayne Brobst, Jr) (born June 12, 1977) is an American Blues musician. Shepherd was born in Shreveport, Louisiana. Self-taught, he began playing at age 7, figuring out Muddy Waters licks from his father's record collection.
Using his own contacts in the record business Shepherd's father and manager helped his son land a major-label record deal with Giant Records. Kenny Wayne's father, Ken Brobst Sr., a longtime Shreveport Radio personality had used "Ken Shepherd" as his Radio Name. Shepherd being the last name of Ken Sr's ex wife, mother of Kenny Wayne. Since his father already had established contacts within the recording and promotions industry, Kenny Wayne adopted "Shepherd" as his stage name as well.
Kenny Wayne Shepherd has sold millions of albums worldwide, with two Grammy nominations, three straight No. 1 blues albums, a string of No. 1 mainstream rock singles and two Billboard Music Awards. He was also awarded the 1998 and 2001 Orville H. Gibson Awards for Best Blues Guitarist.
Trivia
Kenny Wayne Shepherd made a trip of ten days in the US to meet and play with his idols (B.B. King, Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown, Hubert Sumlin, Pinetop Perkins, Henry Townsend, Honeyboy Edwards, Cootie Stark, Neal Pattman, Etta Baker, Jerry "Boogie" McCain, Buddy Flett, Bryan Lee, John Dee Holeman, The Howlin' Wolf Band and The Muddy Waters Band ).
This guy can play, he's a shit hot guitarist, if you get a chance to get to see him, do, he's well worth watching
Kenny Wayne Shepherd - "Shotgun Blues" - Colorado 7-16-00
Here he has Doyel Bramwell playing with him, now here#s another great guitarist
and Kenny Wayne Shepherd is a fine example of the new younger Blues players
Kenny Wayne Shepherd (Kenny Wayne Brobst, Jr) (born June 12, 1977) is an American Blues musician. Shepherd was born in Shreveport, Louisiana. Self-taught, he began playing at age 7, figuring out Muddy Waters licks from his father's record collection.
Using his own contacts in the record business Shepherd's father and manager helped his son land a major-label record deal with Giant Records. Kenny Wayne's father, Ken Brobst Sr., a longtime Shreveport Radio personality had used "Ken Shepherd" as his Radio Name. Shepherd being the last name of Ken Sr's ex wife, mother of Kenny Wayne. Since his father already had established contacts within the recording and promotions industry, Kenny Wayne adopted "Shepherd" as his stage name as well.
Kenny Wayne Shepherd has sold millions of albums worldwide, with two Grammy nominations, three straight No. 1 blues albums, a string of No. 1 mainstream rock singles and two Billboard Music Awards. He was also awarded the 1998 and 2001 Orville H. Gibson Awards for Best Blues Guitarist.
Trivia
Kenny Wayne Shepherd made a trip of ten days in the US to meet and play with his idols (B.B. King, Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown, Hubert Sumlin, Pinetop Perkins, Henry Townsend, Honeyboy Edwards, Cootie Stark, Neal Pattman, Etta Baker, Jerry "Boogie" McCain, Buddy Flett, Bryan Lee, John Dee Holeman, The Howlin' Wolf Band and The Muddy Waters Band ).
This guy can play, he's a shit hot guitarist, if you get a chance to get to see him, do, he's well worth watching
Kenny Wayne Shepherd - "Shotgun Blues" - Colorado 7-16-00
Here he has Doyel Bramwell playing with him, now here#s another great guitarist