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Today Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band released new record LIVE! In Chicago, which showcases Kenny and his band, Noah Hunt, Chris Layton, Scott Nelson and Riley Osbourn, along with special guests, blues legends Hubert Sumlin, Willie “Big Eyes” Smith, Buddy Flett, Bryan Lee and Tommy Shannon (of Double Trouble).


While Kenny’s musical career has been nothing short of phenomenal, his passion for cars easily matches his passion for guitars. To celebrate the release of LIVE! In Chicago, Roadrunner Records has posted a video of Kenny giving fans an exclusive look into his custom-built 1970 Plymouth Duster.



The brilliant cast of musicians on LIVE! In Chicago is evidence of Kenny’s commitment to uniting older and younger generations of bluesmen on one stage. His reverence and awe for blues tradition is only made clearer by listening to single “I’m a King Bee,” a swamp blues song first recorded by the legendary Slim Harpo in 1957. Stream “I’m a King Bee”.



Kenny is also going on the road as part of the Experience Hendrix tour.

10/26 @ Benedum Center, Pittsburgh PA
10/28 @ Sony Center, Toronto ONT
10/29 @ Grand Theatre, Quebec City, QUE
10/30 @ Place des Arts, Montreal QUE
11/1 @ National Arts Center Southam Hall, Ottawa ONT
11/2 @ The Center For The Arts, Buffalo NY
11/3 @ The Community Theatre at Mayo Center, Morristown NJ
11/4 @ Foxwoods Resort Casino – MGM Grand, Mashantucket CT
11/6 @ The Palace, Albany NY
11/7 @ Orpheum Theatre, Boston MA
11/9 @ Hershey Theatre, Hershey PA
11/10 @ Beacon Theatre, New York NY
11/11 @ Hippodrome Theatre, Baltimore MD
11/12 @ Landmark Theatre, Richmond VA
11/13 @ Caesars Casino, Atlantic City NJ
11/16 @ Palace Theatre, Columbus OH
11/17 @ Taft Theatre, Cincinnati OH
11/18 @ Fox Theater, Detroit MI
11/19 @ Star Plaza Theatre, Merrillville IN
11/20 @ Murat Theatre at The Murat Centre, Indianapolis IN



Since releasing his first record in high school, Kenny has enjoyed two platinum and one gold albums, six Top 10 singles, and his album Trouble Is holds the distinction of being the longest running album on the Billboard Blues Charts, hitting the 2 year mark. Over the course of his storied career, Kenny has amassed four Grammy nominations, two Billboard Music Awards, two Orville H. Gibson Awards, the Blues Foundation’s “Keeping the Blues Alive” award and a Blues Music Award. In 2008, Fender released the Kenny Wayne Shepherd Signature Series Stratocaster. 2007’s CD/DVD 10 Days Out: Blues from the Backroads was nominated for two Grammy Awards, aired on PBS television nationwide and has been certified RIAA Gold as a Long Form Video.

http://www.kennywayneshepherd.net/

http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/artists/KennyWayneShepherd

Check out the American Blues News interview with Kenny!