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Keb’ Mo’

May 11, 2023 @ 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm

Keb’ Mo’ is coming to the Clay Center Thursday, May 11, with a performance you won’t want to miss!

With five GRAMMYs, 14 Blues Foundation Awards, and a groundbreaking careers panning nearly 50 years under his belt, Keb’ Mo’ stands as one of the most accomplished and respected artists working in contemporary roots music today.

Born and raised in Compton, California, Keb’ got his start working behind the scenes as a guitarist, songwriter, and arranger before breaking out internationally with the release of his1994 self-titled debut, which earned widespread acclaim for its genre-bending take on old school sounds. In the decades that followed, Keb’ would go on to top the Billboard Blues Chart seven times; form everywhere from Carnegie Hall to The White House; collaborate with luminaries like Taj Mahal, Vince Gill, Willie Nelson, Bonnie Raitt, The Chicks, and Lyle Lovett; have his compositions recorded and sampled by artists as diverse as B.B. King, Zac Brown, and BTS; release signature guitars with both Gibson and Martin; compose music for television series like Mike and Molly, Memphis Beat, B Positive, and Martha Stewart Living; appear as himself in Martin Scorsese’s The Blues, Aaron Sorkin’s The West Wing, and the iconic children’s series Sesame Street; and earn the Americana Music Association’s 2021 award for Lifetime Achievement in Performance.

Keb’s newest album, Good To Be, weaves together the sounds of his childhood in Compton with the influences of his adopted hometown of Nashville, drawing on country, soul, and blues to craft a heart warming tapestry that transcends genre and geography as it celebrates the power of love and resilience, growth and gratitude, hope and memory.

Details

Date:
May 11, 2023
Time:
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
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Organizer

Clay Center

Venue

Clay Center
One Clay Square
Charleston, WV 25301 United States
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