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Kenny Wayne Shepherd
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| Kenny Wayne Shepherd | |
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 Shepherd, on the cover of his album The Place You're In
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Kenny Wayne Brobst, Jr |
| Born | June 12, 1977 Shreveport, Louisiana (Age 30) |
| Genre(s) | Blues |
| Occupation(s) | Musician |
| Instrument(s) | Electric guitar, Vocals |
| Years active | 1990-present |
| Associated acts |
Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band G3 |
| Website | http://www.kennywayneshepherd.net/ |
| Notable instrument(s) | |
| Electric Guitar | |
Kenny Wayne Shepherd (Kenny Wayne Brobst, Jr) (born June 12, 1977) is an American Blues guitarist.
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Shepherd was born in Shreveport, Louisiana, where he attended Caddo Magnet High School. Self-taught, he began playing at age 7, learning Muddy Waters licks from his father's record collection. At the age of 13, he was invited onstage by the New Orleans bluesman Bryan Lee. After proving his abilities, he decided on music as a career.
- Kenny Wayne Shepherd made a trip of ten days in the U.S. to meet and play with his idols (B.B. King, Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown, Hubert Sumlin, Pinetop Perkins, Henry Townsend, Honeyboy Edwards, Cootie Stark, Neal Pattman, Etta Baker, Jerry "Boogie" McCain, Buddy Flett, Bryan Lee, John Dee Holeman, The Howlin' Wolf Band and The Muddy Waters Band).
- Shepherd and Bryan Lee appeared as the musical guest on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno on February 14, 2007.
- On July 24th he opened for Lynyrd Skynyrd at the Orange County Fair.
- The Kenny Wayne Shepherd Information Center the official website
- Ten Days Out the official ten days out project website
| G3 |
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| Guitarists |
| First guitarist: Joe Satriani |
| Second guitarist: Steve Vai | Kenny Wayne Shepherd | Uli Jon Roth | Paul Gilbert |
| Third guitarist: Eric Johnson | Robert Fripp | Adrian Legg | Michael Schenker| John Petrucci | Yngwie Malmsteen |
| Discography |
| Albums and DVDs: G3: Live in Concert | G3: Rockin' in the Free World | G3: Live in Denver | G3: Live in Tokyo |
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