Review: Kenny Wayne Shepherd – Dirt On My Diamonds Volume 2 Provogue / Mascot Label Group (September 20th 2024) Reviewer: Peter Scallan Kenny Wayne Shepherd is one of those artists that seems to have been about for an eternity as he started so young. That is because he has, with his first album coming out in […]
Review: Kenny Wayne Shepherd – Dirt On My Diamonds Vol.1 Provogue Records/Mascot Label Group (November 17th 2023) Reviewer: Chris O’Connor In this humble scribe’s opinion, a new album from Kenny Wayne Shepherd is always an event to look forward to. In some respects, he stands apart from a lot of the other guitarists of his […]
Renowned for ushering American roots into the contemporary era, the five-time-Grammy-nominated guitarist Kenny Wayne Shepherd has announced his latest studio album, ‘Dirt On My Diamonds Volume 1‘, set for release on November 17th via Provogue Records/Mascot Label Group. Birthed from the legendary FAME Studios in Muscle Shoals, Alabama, this project chronicles Shepherd’s journey of musical evolution, touching on stories of loss, redemption, and memorable melodies, all crafted by an elite team of songwriters. As Shepherd himself describes it, “Every record I make is a moment in time. And this is a really special moment.” The album’s […]
To celebrate the announcement of the release of ‘Trouble Is…25’, the Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band have revealed a run of six special UK shows for April 2023 as part of their ‘The Trouble Is… 25th Anniversary World Tour’, where they will be playing songs from their iconic album, ‘Trouble Is…’ They will play Parr Hall in Warrington, Queens Hall in Edinburgh, Tyne Theatre in Newcastle, the De La War Pavilion in Bexhill-on-Sea and Shepherd’s Bush Empire in London. Tickets are available from here. ‘Trouble Is…25’, a top-to-bottom reinterpretation of his seminal album ‘Trouble […]
The Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band will be releasing their first ever live concert video this winter. ‘Straight To You: Live‘ will be released on 27th November via Provogue. It will be released on DVD+CD, Blu-Ray+CD, 2LP red transparent vinyl and digitally. Ahead of this they have revealed the video for ‘Blue on Black‘, talking about the song Kenny says; “Blue on Black is an absolute staple of our show. I’ve been […]
The Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band will be releasing their first ever live concert video this winter. ‘Straight To You: Live‘ will be released on 27th November via Provogue. It will be released on DVD+CD, Blu-Ray+CD, 2LP red transparent vinyl and digitally. Ahead of this they have revealed the video for ‘Diamonds & Gold‘, talking about the song Kenny says; “‘Diamonds & Gold‘ is one of my favorite songs from our 2017 release ‘Lay It On Down‘. To me it has all theright elements. A thick groove, hooky guitar riffs and chorus, the horns… everything comes […]
‘Lay It Down‘, the ninth album from five-time Grammy nominee and critically acclaimed guitarist Kenny Wayne Shepherd and the KWS Band, is out July 21 on Provogue Records in Europe and August 4 on Concord Records in North America and the rest of the world. Recorded at Echophone Studios in Kenny’s hometown of Shreveport, Louisiana and […]
Five-time Grammy-nominated and multi-platinum-selling blues/rock guitarist Kenny Wayne Shepherd has confirmed an October 2014 UK Tour that starts at the Sheffield Plug on Saturday 25th October. Tickets go on sale at 9am on Friday 20th June from the 24 hour ticket box office: 0844 478 0898. Book online: thegigcartel.com. The Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band […]
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