STLBlues Reviews :: 10 DAYS OUT – BLUES FROM THE BACKROADS

10 DAYS OUT – BLUES FROM THE BACKROADS
{Reprise 2007}

Produced by: Kenny Wayne Shepherd
Music Supervisor and Producer: Jerry Harrison
Director/Cinematographer: Noble Jones
Executive Producers: Ken Shepherd & Kristin Forbes
Backing Kenny Wayne Shepherd is Double Trouble, Tommy Shannon (Bass) and Chris Layton (Drums)

Disc 1 - CD
1. Prison Blues - Neal Pattman, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Cootie Stark
2. Potato Patch - Jerry "Boogie" McCain, Kenny Wayne Shepherd
3. Honky Tonk - Buddy Flett, Kenny Wayne Shepherd
4. Thrill Is Gone - B.B. King, Kenny Wayne Shepherd
5. Tina Marie - Bryan Lee, Kenny Wayne Shepherd
6. Born in Louisiana - Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown, Kenny Wayne Shepherd
7. Chapel Hill Boogie - John Dee Holeman, Kenny Wayne Shepherd
8. Tears Came Rollin' Down - Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Henry Townsend
9. Knoxville Rag - Etta Baker, Kenny Wayne Shepherd
10. Big Daddy Boogie - Big Daddy Pattman, Kenny Wayne Shepherd

Disc 2 - DVD
1. Born in Louisiana - Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown, Kenny Wayne Shepherd
2. Tina Marie - Bryan Lee, Kenny Wayne Shepherd
3. Honky Tonk - Buddy Flett, Kenny Wayne Shepherd
4. Thrill Is Gone - B.B. King, Kenny Wayne Shepherd
5. Potato Patch - Jerry "Boogie" McCain, Kenny Wayne Shepherd
6. Prison Blues - Neal Pattman, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Cootie Stark
7. Chapel Hill Boogie - John Dee Holeman, Kenny Wayne Shepherd
8. U-Haul - Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Cootie Stark,
9. Knoxville Rag - Etta Baker, Kenny Wayne Shepherd
10. Big Daddy Boogie - Big Daddy Pattman, Kenny Wayne Shepherd

Two years after this material was recorded, Kenny Wayne Shepherd’s latest release finally landed on the shelf in January. The sole purpose of this release was to preserve the heritage of blues music and document some blues legends of our time. Six of the artists that performed on this release have since passed on. Many other reviews and reviewers have missed the whole purpose of this project and have not given the producers and filmmakers of this project the credit they also deserve. For me, this would have been the ultimate road trip, traveling for ten days and visiting with and playing with local legends of the blues at every stop.

Kenny Wayne does an exceptional job of playing alongside these musicians and not soaking up the spotlight. I highly recommend watching the DVD first to fully understand what transpired during these ten days on the road, it really puts things into perspective about the whole project. Highlights of the DVD include visits in blues musicians homes (our beloved Henry Townsend with special guest Honeyboy Edwards), concerts with remaining members of Howlin’ Wolf’s Band and The Muddy Waters Band, a performance with B.B. King during his annual homecoming and an acoustic jam with Buddy Flett at Leadbelly’s grave. I give this package above and beyond a 5 out of 5 on my STLBluesometer. More information on “Ten Days Out - Blues From The Backroads” available at: www.tendaysout.net or www.kennywayneshepherd.net.

Go out and treat yourself, and get your copy today!