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Kenny Wayne Shepherd
http://www.kennywayneshepherd.net/
http://www.myspace.com/kennywayneshepherd
From the first compelling
minutes of TEN DAYS OUT: Blues From The Backroads, it’s immediately evident that
bluesman Kenny Wayne Shepherd is up to something different. Shepherd went on a
ten-day trek into the heart of America, traveling highways and byways with a
roving documentary film crew, a portable recording studio, portable house
band—the esteemed Double Trouble. With producer Jerry Harrison, Shepherd
visited blues veterans in their homes, backyards and local clubs, creating as
intimate and intense a blues film as has been seen in many a year. The resulting
film allows music lovers to join in the exploration and witness the artistic
creation of both the film and the accompanying live CD.
Kenny
Wayne Shepherd, who ably walks the line between bandleader and accompanist, is
joined by a stellar lineup of collaborators. His guests include some of the most
renowned blues artists—B. B. King, Clarence “Gatemouth” Brown, and Hubert Sumlin
among them; some artists whose careers reach back to the earliest days of
blues—Pinetop Perkins, Henry Townsend, Honeyboy Edwards; and some of the least
known though most astonishing players—Cootie Stark, Neal Pattman, and Etta
Baker. Other guests include Jerry “Boogie” McCain, Buddy Flett, Bryan Lee, John
Dee Holeman, the Howlin’ Wolf Band, and the Muddy Waters Band. Partial proceeds
of this project are being donated to Music Maker Relief Foundation, a non-profit
organization committed to helping impoverished blues artists.
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