Keb 'Mo'

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Keb 'Mo' in New Orleans (October 2012)

Keb 'Mo' (* 3. October 1951 in Los Angeles , California ; actually Kevin Moore ) is an American blues - singer , guitarist and songwriter . His great role model is the blues legend Robert Johnson .

Life

Although he relies on Robert Johnson's music, he works on it in a contemporary way, incorporating elements of soul and folk into his music. Moore had his own calypso band early on . In the 1970s and 1980s he played in various blues bands, including the backing band of Papa John Creach . A solo album recorded in 1980 flopped. In 1983 he became a guitarist in the Monk Higgins Band. Here he met various blues musicians who influenced his guitar style. Keb 'Mo' himself describes this period as the most important in his musical development.

His next solo album, Keb 'Mo' , was only released in 1994, marking the beginning of his solo career under this name. Since then he has received five Grammys (Best Contemporary Blues Album) for Just Like You , Slow Down , Keep It Simple, TajMo (together with Taj Mahal ) and 2020 for Oklahoma in the category (Best Americana Album).

Already in 1990 Keb 'Mo' had a role as a blues musician in a play. In 1997 he played Robert Johnson in the film Can't You Hear the Wind Howl? , 2007 in Honeydripper .

Instruments

Keb 'Mo' prefers to play guitars made by Gibson with a small body . In his honor, the company brought the Keb 'Mo' Blue Master - signature guitar out.

Discography

Studio albums

year title Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements
(Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) 		Remarks
DE DE CH CH US US
1996 Just like you DE78 (8 weeks)
DE 		CH39 (2 weeks)
CH 		US197 (1 week)
US
First published: June 18, 1996
1998 Slow down DE38 (6 weeks)
DE 		CH35 (6 weeks)
CH 		US109 (6 weeks)
US
First published: August 25, 1998
2000 The Door - - US122 (4 weeks)
US
First published: October 10, 2000
2001 Big wide grin - - US199 (1 week)
US
First published: June 5, 2001
2004 Keep It Simple - CH93 (2 weeks)
CH 		US149 (5 weeks)
US
First published: February 10, 2004
Peace ... Back by Popular Demand - - US174 (1 week)
US
First published: September 21, 2004
2006 Suitcase - - US176 (1 week)
US
First published: June 13, 2006
2017 TajMo - CH17 (4 weeks)
CH 		US80 (1 week)
US
with Taj Mahal
First publication: May 4th, 2017
2019 Oklahoma - CH41 (3 weeks)
CH 		-
First published: June 14, 2019

more publishments

Video albums

  • 1997: Can't You Hear the Wind Howl? The Life and Music of Robert Johnson (Keb 'Mo' as Robert Johnson)
  • 1999: The Blues Guitar of Keb 'Mo': Basic Techniques for the Contemporary Player
  • 2000: Chicago Blues Jam: Maria Muldaur , Keb 'Mo'
  • 2000: Sessions at West 54th: Recorded Live in New York
  • 2006: Keb 'Mo' and guests with Maria Muldaur, Billy Branch, Mike Morgan and others
  • 2008: Exploring the Guitar with Keb 'Mo' : Songs and Arrangements to Enrich Your Playing

Singles (chart successes)

year Title
album 		Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements
(Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) 		Remarks
DE DE CH CH US US
1996 More Than One Way Home
Just like You 		DE89 (7 weeks)
DE 		- -
First published: December 1996

Guest appearances (selection)

  • Eric Clapton Guitar Festival Crossroads 2013
  • 2010: Coco Montoya: I Want It All Back
  • 2008: Otis Taylor: Recapturing The Banjo
  • 2006: Bonnie Raitt: Bonnie Raitt And Friends
  • 2005: Buddy Guy: Bring 'Em In
  • 2003: Lyle Lovett: Smile
  • 2002: Jackson Browne: Naked Ride Home
  • 2000: Willie Nelson: Milk Cow Blues
  • 2000: Koko Taylor: Royal Blue

Charts (US Top Blues Albums)

  • 1995: Keb 'Mo' # 4
  • 1996: Just Like You # 2
  • 1998: Slow Down # 1
  • 2000: The Door # 2
  • 2004: Keep It Simple # 1
  • 2004: Martin Scorsese Presents the Blues: Keb Mo # 5
  • 2004: Peace: Back by Popular Demand # 1
  • 2006: Suitcase # 1
  • 2010: Live & Mon ' # 12

Awards

swell

  1. ↑ Keb 'Mo' Bluesmaster Signature on gibson.com ( Memento of the original from May 30, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed on May 11, 2012 @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www2.gibson.com
  2. ↑ a b Chart sources: DE CH US
  3. ↑ Keb 'Mo' in the Grammy Database, accessed February 1, 2020

Web links

personal data
SURNAME Mo ', Keb'
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Moore, Kevin (real name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American blues singer, guitarist, and songwriter
DATE OF BIRTH October 3, 1951
PLACE OF BIRTH Los Angeles , California , USA