Kenny Wayne Shepherd le 10 juillet 2010 à Tremblant

Kenny Wayne Shepherd (É.-U./US)

Guitariste de 33 ans né à Shreveport en Louisiane, Shepherd a plusieurs albums à son actif en vingt ans de carrière et un nouveau en 2010. Ayant déjà joué en première partie des Rolling Stones, d’Aerosmith et de Bob Dylan, le fabricant de guitares Fender a mis sur le marché un modèle Stratocaster à son nom. L’une des têtes d’affiche du festival, pour la première fois à Tremblant.

Performing at Tremblant Saturday, July 10, 8:30 pm (Volkswagen stage)

Guitariste de 33 ans né à Shreveport en Louisiane, Shepherd a plusieurs albums à son actif en vingt ans de carrière et un nouveau en 2010. Ayant déjà joué en première partie des Rolling Stones, d’Aerosmith et de Bob Dylan, le fabricant de guitares Fender a mis sur le marché un modèle Stratocaster à son nom. L’une des têtes d’affiche du festival, pour la première fois à Tremblant.

En spectacle à Tremblant Samedi, 10 juillet, de 20:30 à 22:00 (Scène Volkswagen)

Kenny Wayne Shepherd Inks Deal With Roadrunner / Loud & Proud Records Roadrunner/ Loud & Proud Records is pleased to announce the signing of four-time Grammy nominated, American blues/rock guitarist Kenny Wayne Shepherd to a worldwide, multi-album deal. He is currently working on his Roadrunner/Loud & Proud debut projects, which include his first live album and a new studio album. “Kenny Wayne is a special artist” stated Loud & Proud President Tom Lipsky. “He is passionate about his songwriting, his musicianship and he values the relationship that he has with his fans.” Shepherd himself said, “I am both excited and proud to be a part of the Roadrunner/Loud & Proud family. We have some very exciting music coming for our fans, and I couldn’t think of a better home for my music. I’ve been playing it ‘loud and proud’ for years.” Widely regarded as a guitar hero before that term exploded into pop culture with the video game, the self-taught Shepherd learned to play at the tender age of seven-years-old, learning Muddy Waters licks while listening to his father’s record collection. At 13, he was invited onstage and performed with New Orleans bluesman Bryan Lee. Signed to Giant Records at 16, Shepherd recorded his first album while a senior in high school. In 1997, Kenny was ranked third in Guitar World’s list of favorite blues artists behind legends B.B. King and Eric Clapton. He has enjoyed two platinum and one gold albums, six Top 10 singles and his album Trouble Is… holds the distinction of being the longest running album on the Billboard Blues Charts. It held strong at #1 for 20 weeks including 15 weeks consecutively. The hit single “Blue on Black” was also a record-breaker, #1 for 17 consecutive weeks at rock radio. Shepherd’s decorated career includes four Grammy nominations, two Billboard Music Awards, two Orville Gibson Awards, the Blues Foundation’s “Keeping the Blues Alive” Award and a Blues Music Award. In September 2008 Fender released the Kenny Wayne Shepherd Signature Series Stratocaster, designed exclusively by Shepherd. The inimitable James Brown referred to him as “one of the wonders of the world.” His most recent release, 2007’s #1 selling Blues Album 10 Days Out: Blues from the Backroads, documents Shepherd as he travels the country to jam with and interview the last of the authentic blues musicians. This full length CD/DVD documentary was nominated for two Grammys, aired on PBS television nationwide and has been certified RIAA Gold as a Long Form Video.

Riot and his Rhythm Devils at the Festival International de Jazz de Montreal

Salut tout le monde/ Hello everybody,

Nous seront au Festival International de Jazz de Montreal demain soir le 27 juin de 7h a 8h sur la Scene Loto Quebec….

Il y a eu une cancellation (Poppa Chubby) et nous seront la avec le band pour avoir du bon temps… Venez en grand nombre!!!

A bientot

Riot

We will be at the Festival International de Jazz de Montreal tomorrow night from 7h to 8h at the Loto Quebec Blues stage…

There was a cancellation yesterday and we were the first call…

We will be playing from 7h to 8h…

We hope to see you there!

Riot