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SUMMARY:Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band Ledbetter Heights 30Th Anniversary Tour
DESCRIPTION:Thirty years ago\, a Fender Strat-wielding teenager from Shre
 veport\, Louisiana by the name of Kenny Wayne Shepherd brought the blues
  back to the mainstream. It was 1995\, the era of furrow-browed grungest
 ers\, when a sandy-haired guitar prodigy unapologetically celebrated a g
 enre often pushed to the margins. With his fiery fretwork\, pop-rock hoo
 ks\, and reverence for the blues\, Shepherd’s arrival was a much-needed 
 palette-cleanser from the existential dread of the times. Now\, three de
 cades later\, Shepherd is as vital as ever. No longer the child prodigy\
 , he has ascended to master. Still touring\, recording\, collaborating\,
  and evolving\, he’s returned to where it all began\, Ledbetter Heights.
  Shepherd’s latest is a re-recording of his landmark first album\, in ho
 nor of its 30th anniversary. In early 2026\, he and his band will launch
  a national tour celebrating the milestone’s anniversary. In a short tim
 e\, Shepherd rocketed from small clubs to cracking the Top 10 with his d
 ebut album. Ledbetter Heights was an unequivocal success\, earning criti
 cal praise\, industry accolades\, a highly engaged fanbase that continue
 s to this day\, and the respect of blues and rock heavyweights across ge
 nerations. The album went Gold within months and was certified Platinum 
 by early 1996. That same year\, Guitar World ranked Shepherd No. 3 blues
  artist behind only B.B. King and Eric Clapton. Up next\, Shepherd and h
 is band will be hitting the road for the Ledbetter Heights 30th Annivers
 ary Tour. The shows will include a performance of the full 12-track albu
 m\, along with another set featuring highlights from his 30-year career.
  “Revisiting this album put me back in touch with the wonder and excitem
 ent of those days. I didn’t know what lay ahead at the time\,” he reflec
 ts\, “But I’m very grateful for what came from it.” Buy Now\n\nTickets: 
 https://www.etix.com/ticket/v/20795?_ga=2.29177980.115806859.1696004157-
 1790153709.1696004157&_gl=1*3n03g8*_ga*MTc5MDE1MzcwOS4xNjk2MDA0MTU3*_ga_
 Y7YQZDVHC9*MTY5NjAwNDE1Ni4xLjEuMTY5NjAwNTc4NC42MC4wLjA.\n\nhttps://findl
 ocal.community/event/64d919a3-51e4-4057-8f85-394b6ae5a509
LOCATION:The Des Plaines Theatre\, Des Plaines\, IL
URL:https://findlocal.community/event/64d919a3-51e4-4057-8f85-394b6ae5a50
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