Kenny Wayne Shepherd - The Making of THE TRAVELER

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Kenny Wayne Shepherd has covered a lot of ground in his near-quarter-century career, and his new album The Traveler, set for release on May 31, 2019 via Concord Records and Provogue in Europe, is a consistently compelling manifestation of Shepherd's multiple talents. Both a world-class guitarist with deep roots in the blues, and a singularly charismatic songwriter and performer, Shepherd has built an incredibly accomplished resume that reflects his lifelong love for the blues.

The ten-songs on The Traveler feature some of the most distinctive and resonant music of Shepherd's career. Such new originals as "Woman Like You," "Long Time Running," "I Want You," "Gravity" and "Tailwind" (whose heartfelt lyrical metaphor provides the album's title image) offer a scintillating balance of finesse and firepower, while the artist pays tribute to his influences with a pair of inventive cover versions. The seed for Shepherd's menacing take on Buffalo Springfield's classic "Mr. Soul" was planted when he performed the song at a benefit show with Springfield founders Stephen Stills and Neil Young, and his epic reading of Joe Walsh's "Turn to Stone" was first performed by Shepherd at a fundraising concert honoring Walsh.