20 Minutes with Kenny Wayne Shepherd Interview
When it comes to modern day blues rock, Kenny Wayne Shepherd is a name that immediately comes to mind. Still in his 40s, Shepherd has been a professional musician for three decades. In 2020, Shepherd released his first live album, Straight To You Live, which was voted Blues Rock Review’s #1 Live Album of the Year.
After being off the road for over a year because of the pandemic, Shepherd is now back on tour. Blues Rock Review caught up with Shepherd while on tour to go in-depth on a variety of topics including his return to the road, what he learned from the pandemic, his thoughts on livestream concerts, whether blues and blues rock has a marketing problem, teaming up with Shemekia Copeland to address divisiveness in the blues community, the next Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band studio album, what makes a great guitar player, his proudest accomplishment, and more.
Watch the complete interview below.
To see a list of tour dates for the Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band, click here.
What a down to earth interview with a great guitar player and blues artist , I have always been a fan of Kenny Wayne Shepherd , I now can respect his inter thoughts and desires in performing for a fan base that allows him to do what makes, not only him happy , in return gives back 100 percent by always performing and giving credit to the former blues artist that has guided him along his path in life that he lives every day I have the upmost respect for a Great Musician !!! one of the best interview’s shared to get to know the man that always gives 100% !!!
Kenny! What a bloody normal bloke! Come to Australia again! My band will be your support act! (Please) 🙂
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It’s nice to hear the thoughts of a musician who doesn’t just play, but moves forward in his career consciously. It was especially interesting to hear about how he adapts to the changing music industry. By the way, the topic of adaptation is relevant not only in music – for example, advertising formats are also changing, and for those who work with traffic, it may be useful to read about popunder ad networks and their features in modern conditions.