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Kenny Brown along with Eric Deaton and Kinney Kimbrough join Hank Williams Sr. for his latest studio release, Rich White Honkey Blues. Produced by Dan Auerbach, the release is slated for June 17th on the Easy Eye Sound label.
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Blues guitarist Kenny Brown remembers a life of music, from his first archtop acoustic to his 2022 Grammy nomination.
The Black Keys announce 32-date “Dropout Boogie” North American Tour beginning July 9 in Las Vegas with Kenny Brown and special guest Band of Horses.
The Black Keys’ newest album, Delta Kream, with North Mississippi Hill Country legends Kenny Brown and Eric Deaton, has been nominated for a Grammy award.
Recorded in Nashville at the studio of Black Keys singer-guitarist Dan Auerbach, the record finds Auerbach and Keys drummer Patrick Carney paying homage to bluesmen like R.L. Burnside, Junior Kimbrough, and Fred McDowell over 11 songs. Delta Kream, the follow-up to the Black Keys’ 2019 album Let’s Rock, will be released May 14th on Nonesuch Records.
“Kenny Brown is the Real Deal in Blues Land”
—Chicago Tribune
“Simply the best you might ever hear.”
—Musician’s Magazine
If there’s anything Kenny Brown is associated with, it's the blues. As a sideman for the late R.L. Burnside since the 70s, his command of Burnside-esque heavy grooving blues is indisputable.
—The Memphis Flyer
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