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Kenny Wayne Shepherd is a blues-rock guitarist, singer and songwriter from Shreveport, Louisiana, who began playing professionally as a teenager after the bluesman Bryan Lee invited him onstage at thirteen. He released his debut Ledbetter Heights in 1995, followed by Trouble Is… in 1997, which included the hit "Blue on Black," and Live On in 1999. Later albums include The Place You're In, 10 Days Out: Blues from the Backroads, How I Go, Goin' Home, Lay It On Down, The Traveler, Dirt on My Diamonds, Vol. 1 and Vol. 2 in 2023 and 2024, and Young Fashioned Ways in 2025. He has won a Blues Music Award, and Grammy.com lists six nominations. With his band and with the supergroup The Rides, whose album Can't Get Enough appeared in 2013, he plays festivals and theaters across North America.
- Genres: blues and rock
- Active since 1990
- Born in Shreveport
- Labels: Roadrunner Records
- Category: Musician
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Milestones
- Released the album Ledbetter Heights
- Released the album Trouble Is…
- Launched the Van Halen 2015 North American Tour
- Launched the 1999 No Security Tour
- Released the album Live On
- Released the album The Place You’re In
- Released the album 10 Days Out: Blues From the Backroads
- Released the album How I Go
- Released the album Goin’ Home
- Released the album Lay It On Down
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