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SUMMARY:Kenny Wayne Shepherd
LOCATION:Knight Theater
DESCRIPTION:Thirty years ago\, a Fender Strat-wielding teenager from Shreve
 port\, Louisiana by the name of Kenny Wayne Shepherd brought the blues bac
 k to the mainstream. It was 1995\, the era of furrow-browed grungesters\, 
 when a sandy-haired guitar prodigy unapologetically celebrated a genre oft
 en pushed to the margins. With his fiery fretwork\, pop-rock hooks\, and r
 everence for the blues\, Shepherd's arrival was a much-needed palette-clea
 nser from the existential dread of the times.\n\nShepherd has revisited hi
 s album Ledbetter Heights with gusto on a faithful re-recording. The perce
 ivable differences between the albums are a refined musicality evident in 
 the arrangements\, and the more nuanced and intentional guitar playing\, t
 hough the fire still rages.\n\nHe named the album Ledbetter Heights in hon
 or of an historic neighborhood in his hometown that pays homage to another
  blues great and Northwest Louisiana native\, Huddie Ledbetter. The album 
 catapulted Shepherd into the mainstream\, and as a torchbearer of the blue
 s – something he continues to take very seriously to this day. "When I s
 igned my first record deal\, my mission was no matter how big or small my 
 career became\, I was going to spread the word about the music and musicia
 ns that inspire me\," Shepherd says.\n\nUp next\, Shepherd and his band wi
 ll be hitting the road for the Ledbetter Heights 30th Anniversary Tour. Th
 e shows will include a performance of the full 12-track album\, along with
  another set featuring highlights from his 30-year career. "Revisiting thi
 s album put me back in touch with the wonder and excitement of those days.
  I didn't know what lay ahead at the time\," he reflects\, "But I'm very g
 rateful for what came from it."\n\nBoletos: https://www.blumenthalarts.org
 /events/detail/kenny-wayne-shepherd
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