Award-winning blues musicians
Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band will bring their chart-topping hits to The
Orleans Showroom this weekend, February 7 and 8.
Bandleader
Kenny Wayne Shepherd began his career at a young age, sharing the stage with New
Orleans legend
Bryan Lee at 13 years old. Shepherd has since been listed among the top blues guitarists of all time by Guitar World magazine, along with legends
B.B. King and
Eric Clapton.
The
Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band debuted in 1995 with "Ledbetter Heights" and the album quickly rose to the top of the Billboard blues chart. The band followed up with "Trouble Is...", which also reached the top of the blues charts and featured "Blue on Black," a single that spent 17 consecutive weeks at #1 on the rock charts.
In total, the
Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band has released eight albums, including the 2014 release "Goin' Home," which was just nominated for "Blues Rock Album of the Year" for this year's Blues Music Awards.
During his career, Shepherd has received five Grammy nominations, two Billboard Music Awards, a pair of Orville H. Gibson awards, the Blues Foundation's Keeping The Blues Alive award and two Blues Music awards. He's had released six #1 blues albums and a string of #1 mainstream rock singles. His acclaimed CD/documentary project "10 Days Out: Blues from the Backroads" was the top-selling blues album of 2007.
Completing The
Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band are: Noah Hunt, lead vocals;
Chris Layton, drums;
Tony Franklin, bass guitar; and Riley Osbourn, B-3 and keyboards.
Showtime each evening is 8 p.m. Tickets start at $29.95, plus tax and convenience fees, and can be purchased at any Boyd Gaming Box Office, by calling 702.365.7075, or visiting
www.orleanscasino.com.
About The
Orleans Hotel and Casino - Located at 4500 W. Tropicana Ave., The
Orleans offers more than a dozen restaurants, an 18-screen movie theater, 70-lane bowling center, 827-seat showroom featuring theater-style seating, and a 9,500-seat
Orleans Arena. The property has more than 1,800 guest rooms and a 135,000-square foot casino with 60 table games including Blackjack-21, Roulette, Baccarat, Craps and Pai Gow. Guests will also find more than 2,800 slot and video poker machines. Additionally, The
Orleans includes a poker room, keno lounge and race and sports book. More information on The
Orleans Hotel and Casino can be found at
www.orleanscasino.com, on Facebook (
www.facebook.com/orleanscasino), and Twitter (@orleanscasino). The
Orleans Hotel and Casino is a property of Boyd Gaming. Headquartered in Las Vegas, Boyd Gaming is a leading diversified owner and operator of 22 gaming entertainment properties located in Nevada, New Jersey, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana and Mississippi.
