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The Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band will return to the UK in April as part of the ‘Trouble Is…25‘ World Tour. The band will be playing their iconic, platinum selling ‘Trouble Is…‘ album in full along with live favoirites. The tour will begin on 18 April at the Parr Hall, Warrington and call through Queens Hall, Edinburgh on 19 April, Tyne Theatre, Newcastle on 20 April, Picturedrome, Holmfirth on 21 April, De La War Pavilion, Bexhill-on-Sea on 22 April and finishing at London’s Shepherd’s Bush Empire […]

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Kenny Wayne Shepherd’s landmark 1997 release ‘Trouble Is…’ contains plenty of technical dazzle and old-soul touches, but what truly set the album apart was the mature song writing that it featured from Shepherd, an indication that he was shaking off the tedious “teenage sensation” tag that had followed him previously. ‘Blue On Black‘, the album’s rootsy fan favorite, hit #1 on […]

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Review: Kenny Wayne Shepherd – Trouble Is…25 Provogue/Mascot Label Group (December 2nd 2022) Reviewer: Colm Banville Some things never get old. This 25th anniversary edition of blues guitarist wizard Kenny Wayne Shepherd’s album ‘Trouble Is…‘ is well rebooted and still holds its magic right up to. . . tomorrow. The opener, ‘Slow Ride‘, is a […]

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On December 2nd, the five-time-Grammy-nominated guitarist Kenny Wayne Shepherd will release ‘The Trouble Is…25’, a top-to-bottom reinterpretation of his seminal album ‘Trouble Is…’, which struck the match that reignited modern blues upon its release 25 years ago. And while the tracklist is almost the same, there is one outlier that fans will notice – a […]

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Today, the five-time-Grammy-nominated guitarist Kenny Wayne Shepherd announces ‘Trouble Is…25’, a top-to-bottom reinterpretation of his seminal album ‘Trouble Is…’, which struck the match that reignited modern blues upon its release 25 years ago. Slated for release on December 2nd via Provogue Records/Mascot Label Group, the album (which includes a bonus track of an unreleased version […]

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Planet Rock, the UK’s number one rock station is bringing Kenny Wayne Shepherd, King King and When Rivers Meet to the UK in 2022 for three special concerts at Bristol O2 Academy (Saturday 15 October), London O2 Shepherds Bush Empire (Tuesday 18 October), and Sheffield O2 Academy (Saturday 22 October). Tickets are available from www.planetrock.com, www.thegigcartel.com, and the 24 hour-box office – 0844 478 0898. Kenny Wayne Shepherd is one of blues-rock’s greatest trailblazers. Gone is the young Louisiana gunslinger who erupted onto the early-’90s scene with his burn-it-down […]

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Contemporary blues standard bearers Shemekia Copeland and Kenny Wayne Shepherd have collaborated on ‘Hit ‘Em Back‘, a new track, released on the Mascot Label Group’s Provogue. The track was recorded just two weeks ago with Copeland and Shepherd joining forces with guest performances from Robert Randolph on steel guitar and veteran blues drummer Tony Coleman who has worked with B.B. King, Etta James, Bobby […]