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| USAToday.com Premieres Full Album Stream Of Keb'Mo's New LP USA Today.com just premiered a full album stream of Keb' Mo's new album 'BLUESAmericana' one week ahead of it's April 22 release (Kind of Blue Music). USA Today said 'BLUESAmericana' is "an album full of secret history, " revealing how Keb' collaborated with Ernest "Rip" Patton - one of the original Freedom Riders- on "Somebody Hurt You, " and how a chance meeting with Jim Weatherly ("Midnight Train to Georgia") at Nashville's Bluebird Café lead to a writing collaboration on "Do It Right." Keb' Mo' has also confirmed details of his album release event at LA's The GRAMMY Museum on May 14, celebrating the release of 'BLUESAmericana.' Host Scott Goldman, Vice President of the GRAMMY Foundation and MusiCares, will interview Keb', followed by an audience Q&A, and performances of songs from 'BLUESAmericana' at the top of the evening Earlier that week, Keb' will perform at the MusiCares benefit concert at LA's Club Nokia featuring Metallica (May 12). Other upcoming events include performances at NOLA's JazzFest (April 26) and at A Prairie Home Companion's live broadcast concert from Koussevitzky Music Shed in Lenox, Massachusetts (June 28). Go here for a full list of tour dates: http://www.kebmo.com/ WHAT: An Evening With Keb' Mo' WHERE: The Clive Davis Theater / 800 W Olympic Blvd A245 Los Angeles, CA 90015 WHEN: Weds, May 14, 2014; Doors 7:30 DETAILS: Keb' Mo' interview 8:00 / Audience Q&A 8:45 / Performance 9:00 write your comments about the article :: © 2014 Jazz News :: home page |