Kenny Wayne Shepherd (born June 12, 1977 in Shreveport, Louisiana) is
an American blues-rock musician. Self-taught, he began at the age of 7
years, playing guitar.
As a 13-year-old he was brought into New Orleans from the blues
musicians Brian Lee and Stevie Ray Vaughan on stage. Once there, he
tried for a professional career as a musician.
The good contacts of his father and manager, Ken, a DJ known in
Shreveport, helped his son to get a deal with the major label
Giant Records.
Shepherd is active on tour and in the studio with the Kenny Wayne
Shepherd Band.
On Saturday, September 16 2006, he married Hannah Kenny Gibson,
the daughter of actor Mel Gibson.
First off, Kenny Wayne Shepherd was 33
years old at the release of this album, so he's not a kid playing hot
guitar anymore, he's a grown man doing it. And he does play a hot lead
guitar -- that, ...
First off, Kenny Wayne Shepherd was 33
years old at the release of this album, so he's not a kid playing hot
guitar anymore, he's a grown man doing it. And he does play a hot lead
guitar -- that, ...