Keb' Mo'  

November 3, 2009

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In a historical sense, if any artist can be said to rule Billboard’s Top Blues Album chart, it is L.A. – bred singer/songwriter Keb’ Mo’ – black English for Kevin Moore. In fact, Keb’Mo’ has never been absent from the chart during the course of its existence.

Guitarist/vocalist Keb' Mo' draws heavily on the old- fashioned country blues style of Robert Johnson while keeping his sound contemporary with touches of soul and folksy storytelling. A skilled frontman as well as an accomplished sideman, he writes much of his own material and has applied his acoustic, electric, and slide guitar skills to jazz- and rock-oriented bands. 1990 found him portraying a Delta bluesman in a local play, +Rabbit Foot, and later playing Robert Johnson in a docudrama entitled Can't You Hear the Wind Howl? He released his self-titled debut album as Keb' Mo' in 1994, featuring two Robert Johnson covers, 11 songs written or co-written by Moore, and his guitar and banjo work. His second album, Just Like You, saw Keb' Mo' stretching his legs by working with a full band and tackling several rock-based songs. The gamble paid off, as Just Like You won the artist his first Grammy award. Slow Down followed in 1998 and netted Mo' another Grammy, and Door was issued two years later. Big Wide Grin followed in 2001, while 2004 saw the release of two albums, Keep It Simple and Peace...Back by Popular Demand. Suitcase was issued in 2006 on Red Ink Records.