Lay It On Down, five-time Grammy nominee and critically acclaimed guitarist Kenny Wayne Shepherd's ninth album, debuts at #1 on Nielsen SoundScan's Top Blues chart, #1 on both the Current Rock Albumschart and Internet Albums chart, #5 on the Top Current Albums chart and #34 on the Top 200. The record is out to critical acclaim on Concord Records. Recorded at Echophone Studios in Shepherd's hometown of Shreveport, Louisiana and produced by Shepherd with Marshall Altman (Matt Nathanson, Natasha Bedingfield, Kate Voegele), the album was largely recorded live in the studio to analog tape. "Diamonds & Gold," the latest single off Lay It On Down, recently premiered via Guitar Player. Additionally, Billboard premiered the record's title track, while CMT Music premiered the video for the album's first single, "Baby Got Gone." Shepherd's band on Lay It On Down features long-time band members Noah Hunt and Chris Layton, along with bassist from Shepherd's supergroup side project The Rides Kevin McCormick and keyboardistJimmy McGorman. "I'm proud of the album we have delivered to the fans and I think they'll be excited by what they hear," notes Shepherd. "The band we've assembled did a fantastic job bringing these songs to life and conveying the musical message to the listener. Now we are looking forward to bringing this new music to the live show to watch it develop even more." Shepherd further discusses the writing/recording process in the new album's video trailer, watch/share it HERE. Shepherd is currently on a U.S. tour in support of the album's release. See below for a list of dates. Lay It On Down finds Shepherd two decades into a recording career that began when he was 16. Shepherd has sold millions of albums worldwide and, in addition to his five Grammy nominations, he has won 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 six #1 blues albums and a string of #1 mainstream rock singles, and his acclaimed documentary project 10 Days Out: Blues from the Backroads was the top-selling blues album of 2007. Shepherd's last release, 2014's Goin' Home (Concord Records), debuted at #25 onBillboard's Top 200 chart and spent several weeks at #1 on the Billboard Blues chart. LAY IT ON DOWN TRACK LIST 1. Baby Got Gone 2. Diamonds & Gold 3. Nothing But The Night 4. Lay It On Down 5. She's $$$ 6. Hard Lesson Learned 7. Down For Love 8. How Low Can You Go 9. Louisiana Rain 10. Ride Of Your Life THE KENNY WAYNE SHEPHERD BAND LIVE August 14 Annapolis, MD Rams Head on Stage August 15 Annapolis, MD Rams Head on Stage August 16 Morristown, NJ Mayo Performing Arts Center August 18 Portland, ME Aura August 19 Northampton, MA Calvin Theatre August 20 Derry, NH Tupelo Music Hall August 22 Bar Harbor, ME Criterion Theatre August 23 Ridgefield, CT Ridgefield Playhouse August 25 Harrisburg, PA Whitaker Center August 26 E. Providence, RI Bold Point Park August 27 Beverly, MA Cabot Theatre September 1 Milwaukee, WI Harley Davidson Museum September 8 Sacramento, CA Crest Theatre September 9 Redwood City, CA Fox Theatre September 10 Guerneville, CA Russian River Jazz Festival September 15 Cottonwood, AZ Thunder Valley Rally September 16 Las Vegas, NV Tropicana Theater September 18 Kansas City, MO Uptown Theater September 19 Des Moines, IA Hoy Sherman Place September 21 Wichita, KS The Cotillion Ballroom September 22 Springfield, MO Gillioz Theatre September 23 Louisville, KY Bourbon & Beyond Festival September 24 Munhall, PA Carnegie Music Hall of Homestead September 26 Durham, NC Carolina Theatre of Durham September 28 Atlanta, GA Center Stage September 29 New Orleans, LA Orpheum Theatre October 14 Merrillville, IN Star Plaza Theatre
