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Østkanten Bluesklubb presenterer: Kenny Neal

30 January 2021 By admin

Østkanten Bluesklubb presenterer: Kenny Neal

A Africa Event on 2021-05-13 11:00:00

Fredag den trettende danner litt av en ramme rundt et celebert besøk av selveste Kenny Neal. Gitaristen, sangeren og munnspilleren fra Louisiana er et meget etablert navn med sine 11 utgivelser på Alligator Records.

Kenny Neal, født i New Orleans og oppvokst i Baton Rouge, er et toppnavn for alle som liker soulblues. Han er kjent som en moderne sump-bluesmester og multi-instrumentalist, som trekker musikalsk fra det sydende miljøet i hans eget Louisiana.

Familievenner som Lazy Lester, Buddy Guy og Slim Harpo har bidratt til Kennys tidlige musikalske utdanning. Faktisk var det Harpo som ga den gråtende treåringen et munnspill for å roe ham. Kenny sluttet å gråte den dagen, og til slutt lærte han å spille munnspill. Langs veien har han også lært seg å mestre bass, trompet, piano og gitar. Tenåringstalentet startet allerede som 13-åring i farens band, The Raful Neal Blues Band. Som 17-åring ble han med som bassist i bandet til Buddy Guy.

På Buddys råd om å konsentrere seg om sitt gitarspill, flyttet Kenny til Toronto, og dannet sammen med sine brødre Raful, Jr, Noel, Larry og Ronnie – Neal Brothers Band. Gjennom årene har han delt scene eller arbeidet med en A-liste av blues og R & B-storheter på et eller annet tidspunkt, herunder BB King, Bonnie Raitt, Muddy Waters, Aaron Neville, Buddy Guy og John Lee Hooker. Senere frontet han Canadas Downchild Blues Band, (som var modellen for Blues Brothers) før han returnerte til Baton Rouge for å starte sin solokarriere.

Resten er historie.

Kenny har blitt hedret med flere priser som:
• 2009 Monterey Bay Blues (M.O.B.B.A.Y.) Artist of the Year Award
• 2009 BMA (Blues Music Award) Winner for Song of the Year, "Let Life Flow"
• 2009 West Coast Blues Hall of Fame Awards for Blues CD of the Year "Let Life Flow" and "Blues Band of the Year"
• 2009 Blueswax Album of the Year "Let Life Flow"
• 2009 Grammy entries for Grammy Nominations in 4 catagories
• Blues Critic Awards 2008 Readers Poll, Kenny won Blues Album of the Year "Let Life Flow" and also Contemporary Blues "Artist of the Year"
• Jus' Blues Awards 2008 "Junior Wells Harp Award"
• Hometown Video Awards 2008 Winner, Entertainment Talk Show "NEAL'S PLACE"
• W.A.V.E. Award 2007, Talk Show-Entertainment/Pro, "NEAL'S PLACE"
• 2005 W.C. Handy Blues Awards "Acoustic Blues Album"
• 2005 Official Statement to Kenny Neal, by the Governor of LA.
• 2003 Slim Harpo Award in Baton Rouge
• 1999 Grammy Nomination for Tribute to Howlin' Wolf "Best Traditional Blues Album"
• 1994 Theatre World Award "Outstanding New Talent" on Broadway
• 1993 Washington, D.C., USIA Certificate of Appreciation for representing the U.S. with Kenny Neal's Blues Band for tour in Africa
• 1989 Big Bill Broonzy Award in Paris
• 1989 JD Miller Award "Outstanding Performance"

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