The Blues Foundation also announced that Ken Shepherd, the artist's father, has been asked to step down as a member of its board of directors. The moves followed statements from prominent figures in ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio — For Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Cleveland has always held a certain kind of magic. Long before platinum records, Grammy nominations and three decades on the road, he remembers pulling into ...

Blues guitarist, singer, composer and bandleader Kenny Wayne Shepherd is marking the 30th anniversary of the release of his debut recording with a national tour in which he and his band perform that ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Blues-rock icon Kenny Wayne Shepherd has been celebrating the 30th anniversary of his debut album, "Ledbetter Heights," with a ...

Blues-rock guitar whiz Kenny Wayne Shepherd and 91-year-old blues legend Bobby Rush teamed up recently to record an album titled Young Fashioned Ways, which was ...

Kenny Wayne Shepherd’s career launched to stardom when he was only 18 years old with his debut album Ledbetter Heights, featuring his explosive guitar solos that blended rock with traditional blues.

With the rise of white supremacist movements worldwide, the Confederate flag can no longer pass as the nod-and-wink signifier of Southern pride that it once was. That’s what guitarist Kenny Wayne ...

The Blues Foundation has rescinded the 2021 Blues Music Awards (BMA) nomination for Kenny Wayne Shepherd as Best Blues/Rock Artist over a racist Confederate flag emblem on a guitar presented to the ...

Genesis: Kenny Wayne Shepherd is a self-taught musician who was playing the guitar at age 7. By age 13, he was performing on stage in New Orleans and gearing up for a career in music. What do you ...

SHREVEPORT, La. -- Blues guitarist and Shreveport native Kenny Wayne Shepherd is defending himself tonight after a nomination for a major music award was rescinded. Shepherd said the Blues Foundation ...

Kenny Wayne Shepherd was stripped Thursday of his nomination for 2021 Blues Rock Artist of the Year over concerns involving the renowned guitarist and his usage of Confederate imagery. The Blues ...