This Event is 21+. No Minors. ALL SALES ARE FINAL. PLEASE, DOUBLE
CHECK YOUR ORDER BEFORE PURCHASING. NO REFUNDS. There are few artists
whose names are synonymous with one instrument and how it's played in
service to an entire genre. Utter the phrase "young blues rock
guitarist" within earshot of anyone with even a cursory knowledge of
the modern musical vanguard and the first name they are most likely to
respond with will be Kenny Wayne Shepherd. The Louisiana born axeman
and songsmith has sold millions of albums while throwing singles into
the Top 10, shining a light on the rich blues of the past and forging
ahead with his own modern twist on a classic sound he has embodied
since his teens. In a 20-year recording career that began when he was
just 16, Shepherd has established himself as an immensely popular
recording artist, a consistently in-demand live act and an influential
force in a worldwide resurgence of interest in the blues. From
television performances on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, The Late
Show with David Letterman, Jimmy Kimmel Live and Late Night with Jimmy
Fallon (amongst others) to features in Rolling Stone, Vanity Fair,
Maxim Magazine, Blender, Spin, USA Today and more, his musical career
has been nothing short of phenomenal. At 16 years old, he signed his
first record deal and burst onto the national scene with the release
of his 1995 debut album Ledbetter Heights, which produced the radio
hits "Deja Voodoo," "Born with a Broken Heart" and "Shame, Shame,
Shame." His relentless touring and success on rock radio helped to
drive the album to Platinum sales status. His 1998 sophomore effort
Trouble Is... also went Platinum, yielding such radio hits as "Blue on
Black," "True Lies" and "Somehow, Somewhere, Someway." 1999's Live On
spawned the radio hits "In 2 Deep," "Shotgun Blues" and "Last
Goodbye." 2004's The Place You're In was a blistering rock record and
was followed up by 2007's ambitious 10 Days Out: Blues from the
Backroads, for which Shepherd and his band traveled throughout the
American South to record with such vintage blues greats as B.B. King,
Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown, Hubert Sumlin, Pinetop Perkins and David
"Honeyboy" Edwards on their home turf. 2010 saw the release of
Shepherd's long-awaited first live album, Live! In Chicago, recorded
at Chicago's House of Blues during the all-star Legends tour and
featuring guest appearances by such blues legends as Hubert Sumlin and
Willie "Big Eyes" Smith. The live disc debuted at #1 on Billboard's
Blues chart, as did 2011's How I Go. In 2013, Shepherd further
expanded his musical horizons by teaming with veteran rockers Stephen
Stills and Barry Goldberg to form THE RIDES, whose first album Can't
Get Enough helped to expand Shepherd's audience as well as his musical
resume. 2014 saw the release of Goin' Home, Shepherd's sixth # 1 debut
on the Billboard Blues charts. Goin' Home features several talented
friends who shared Shepherd's enthusiasm for the project's
back-to-basics ethos. Those guests include fellow guitar icons Joe
Walsh, Warren Haynes, Keb' Mo' and Robert Randolph, longtime friend
Ringo Starr, Fabulous Thunderbirds frontman Kim Wilson, the Rebirth
Brass Band and co-producer Blade's father, Pastor Brady Blade Sr., who
lends a bracing dose of preaching to Shepherd's version of Bo
Diddley's' "You Can't Judge a Book by the Cover." In the months since
its release, Shepherd and his band have toured the world extensively
blazing a fresh trail for the historical American art form in the 21st
Century.
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