Name: Kenny Neal Band
Start: 2024-08-09T19:00:00-04:00
Location: Jimmy's Jazz & Blues Club

“A gifted artist.”
— 𝐋𝐈𝐕𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐁𝐋𝐔𝐄𝐒 𝐌𝐀𝐆𝐀𝐙𝐈𝐍𝐄
"The cover of Joe ‘Survival’ Caruso’s “I Got To Tell Somebody” has arguably Kenny’s best guitar work on the album, but, frankly, every track is great. Definitely recommended!"
— 𝐁𝐋𝐔𝐄𝐒 𝐁𝐋𝐀𝐒𝐓 𝐌𝐀𝐆𝐀𝐙𝐈𝐍𝐄 (𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟐 𝐀𝐥𝐛𝐮𝐦 𝐑𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐰 𝐨𝐟 '𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐭')
𝐆𝐑𝐀𝐌𝐌𝐘® 𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐍𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐞 & 𝟓𝐱-𝐁𝐥𝐮𝐞𝐬 𝐌𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐜 𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝-𝐖𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐆𝐮𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐭, 𝐒𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐫 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐒𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐰𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐊𝐄𝐍𝐍𝐘 𝐍𝐄𝐀𝐋 is truly, 'The Real Deal' when it comes to Blues and Roots music. He is a second generation Bluesman and one of the strongest modern proponents of Louisiana Swamp Blues!
𝐊𝐞𝐧𝐧𝐲 𝐢𝐬 𝐚 𝐟𝐢𝐱𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐥𝐮𝐞𝐬 𝐌𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐜 𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐬! 𝐈𝐧 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟑, 𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐍𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐟𝐨𝐫 "𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐁𝐥𝐮𝐞𝐬 𝐀𝐥𝐛𝐮𝐦 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐘𝐞𝐚𝐫" ('Straight from the Heart'), and in 2017 & 2019 he won "Contemporary Blues Male Artist of the Year" and 2017 he won "Contemporary Blues Album of the Year" ('Bloodline').He has 12 Nominations and 5 Wins!
Kenny's dad, Harpist Raful Neal, was a Baton Rouge blues mainstay who played with Buddy Guy and Slim Harpo. Slim gave Kenny his first harmonica at age 3, and at age 13 Kenny started playing in his dad’s band. At age 17 Kenny was recruited by no other than Buddy Guy to play Bass in his band. He is more than cognizant of Louisiana’s strong history of Blues but he is imaginative enough to take those traditions and combine them with a contemporary sound to steer the genre into the future.
In 1988, Kenny cut his debut record 'Big News from Baton Rouge' with famed Florida producer Bob Greenlee, initially released by Kingsnake Records and then reissued the following year by Alligator Records. Kenny's sizzling guitar work, sturdy harp, and gravelly, aged-beyond-his-years vocals served him well, and he went on to cut three more albums for the Alligator Label: 'Devil Child' (1989), 'Bayou Blood' (1992), and 'Hoodoo Moon' (1994). Kenny also had an acclaimed 1991 stint on Broadway in a production of "Mule Bone"; performing acoustic versions of Langston Hughes’ poetry set to music by Taj Mahal.
In the new millennium, Neal recorded sets for a variety of independent labels, including 'Easy Meeting' (a 2003 collaboration with Billy Branch), 'Double Take' (2004, a one-shot return to Alligator), and 'A Tribute to Slim Harpo' and 'Raful Neal' (released in 2005 for True Life Entertainment). Three years later, Neal hooked up with Blind Pig Records and released 'Let Life Flow' in 2008, once again incorporating his gritty Louisiana roots with a sophisticated Chicago/Memphis soul approach. A second Blind Pig release, 'Hooked on Your Love', appeared two years later in 2010.
In 2015, Neal released his first holiday-themed album, 'I’ll Be Home for Christmas'. It was his first album for Cleopatra Records, which also issued his critically acclaimed album, 'Bloodline' in 2016, which received a GRAMMY® Award Nomination for "Best Contemporary Blues Album".
Kenny’s latest release, 'Straight from The Heart' (Ruf Label) came out in May of 2022, and includes collaborations with GRAMMY® Award-Winner Christone “Kingfish” Ingram, Tito Jackson and Rockin’ Dopsie. Neal used this record to rewind his music to his earliest days, paying homage to the songs and music he heard played on his family’s phonograph. When listening to it, you can tell how much fun Kenny and his band are having, and each song makes you feel like you are right there with them in Baton Rouge. The album received rave reviews!
𝐊𝐞𝐧𝐧𝐲 𝐍𝐞𝐚𝐥 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐁𝐢𝐠 𝟕 𝐏𝐢𝐞𝐜𝐞 𝐁𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫. 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐄𝐕𝐄𝐑𝐘𝐎𝐍𝐄 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐥𝐞𝐟𝐭 𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐚𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟐 𝐁𝐥𝐮𝐞𝐬 𝐌𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐜 𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐌𝐞𝐦𝐩𝐡𝐢𝐬!
"'Straight From The Heart' is honest, direct, fun, but also shows a smart, sophisticated blues artist at work."
— 𝐁𝐋𝐔𝐄𝐒 𝐑𝐎𝐂𝐊 𝐑𝐄𝐕𝐈𝐄𝐖 (𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟐 𝐀𝐥𝐛𝐮𝐦 𝐑𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐰 𝐨𝐟 '𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐅𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐭')
“Kenny Neal is a true star of American music and this journey through his early influences is worth his weight in gumbo. Don’t miss this record."
— 𝐑𝐎𝐂𝐊 & 𝐁𝐋𝐔𝐄𝐒 𝐌𝐔𝐒𝐄 (𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟐 𝐀𝐥𝐛𝐮𝐦 𝐑𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐰 𝐨𝐟 '𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐭')
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