Guitar legend Kenny Wayne Shepherd, is gearing up for a performance at The Ford on Friday, September 5th alongside Bobby Rush. The show is part of their national co-headlining tour in support of their new collaborative album Young Fashioned Ways– a cross-generational blues record that’s been earning rave reviews.

Bobby Rush—the Chitlin’ Circuit’s most revered gladiator with 10,000-plus worldwide shows and still very much counting—adds a new offering atop his mountain of 400-plus credited records. Guitar ace Kenny Wayne Shepherd—whose high-powered goods have hit the road with Buddy Guy to Van Halen and the Rolling Stones to the 2025 Experience Hendrix traveling circus—also has a new record out.

In March, Bobby Rush and Kenny Wayne Shepherd released their collaborative album titled Young Fashioned Ways. Its intentional multi-generational approach brought together multi-Grammy winning Blues artist Rush, who is 91 years old, and much younger, but well seasoned artist Shepherd, who is also a multi-Grammy nominated artist. The album includes new blues songs that the two wrote together, and also totally new takes on some of Rush’s previous work. The title track, for instance, is based on a Muddy Waters’ song, itself a take on a Willie Dixon original, but on the album retitled “Young Ways.”

Blues legend Rush and guitar aficionado Shepherd bring two generations together to create a collection of high-energy modern-day blues classics.

Listen to Kenny Wayne Shepherd's full interview with Ty the Midday Guy on 98.5 The Beach in Melbourne, FL!

Blues legend Rush and guitar aficionado Shepherd bring two generations together to create a collection of high-energy modern-day blues classics and will take it on the road for a 24-city U.S. Tour starting April 25.

“Kenny Wayne Shepherd’s Dirt on My Diamonds Vol. 2 is a real stunner, filled with the same sense of excitement that proclaimed his arrival as the next paragon of blues rock 30 years ago.”

Kenny Wayne Shepherd, along with artists like Joe Bonamassa, Gary Clark, Jr., Walter Trout, Christone “Kingfish” Ingram and others, has been a driving force in keeping blues-based rock guitar alive during one of the instrument’s most tumultuous times.

There's an eight-page booklet in Kenny Wayne Shepherd's latest CD, Dirt On My Diamonds volume 2, which includes the lyrics to the seven songs co-written with Kenny. It was impressive to read through them first before listening to anticipate how Kenny will craft the tunes to give them life.

The Album, Out Now via Mascot/Provogue Records, Concludes a Two-Part Blues-Rock Journey

Multi-platinum Grammy-nominated Kenny Wayne Shepherd plans to release Volume 2 of his album "Dirt on My Diamonds" on Sept. 20. Before that, however, fans can catch him July 27 at the Brown County Music Center. Tickets are going quickly.

The multi-platinum, Grammy-nominated Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band is set to release "Dirt On My Diamonds, Volume 2" on September 20th. KWS joins to talk the new record, touring with Van Halen, relationship with Slash, and more!

Multi-platinum, Grammy-nominated global superstar Kenny Wayne Shepherd is set to release the highly anticipated ‘Dirt On My Diamonds, Volume 2,’ the follow-up to his acclaimed album ‘Dirt On My Diamonds, Volume 1.’ Slated for a September 20th release via Mascot/Provogue Records, this album continues to solidify Shepherd’s status as a powerhouse in modern rock. Leading the charge is the vibrant single “I Got A Woman” available now.

Kenny Wayne Shepherd electrifies the motor city with a stellar sold out show at the Music Hall Center for the Performing Arts.

Hailed by critics and fans alike as the 'Guitar Event Of The Year,' the multi-artist celebration known as the Experience Hendrix Tour is set to return this September and October with a 24-date cross-country tour starting in Jimi Hendrix's hometown of Seattle.

It was guitar heaven on Thursday night for the SOLD-OUT show in Sarasota’s Van Wezel Performing Arts Hal!. Blues rocker Kenny Wayne Shepherd came to town for the third show on his “Dirt On My Diamonds” tour. 

For as long as he can remember, Kenny Wayne Shepherd loved to play the guitar. Before reaching the spotlight, his firsthand musical education came with some lucky strings attached.

When planning his next record, Kenny Wayne Shepherd decided to gather a group of songwriters and head to FAME Recording Studios in Muscle Shoals, Alabama, where so many great albums were made by the likes of Aretha Franklin, Clarence Carter, Etta James, Wilson Pickett, Jason Isbell, and more.

Watch Kenny Wayne Shephard's interview on WKRN Nashville Local on 2.

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