For the upcoming tour that celebrates the 30th anniversary of his debut album, 1995’s Ledbetter Heights, singer-guitarist Kenny Wayne Shepherd and his band will play the album in its entirety live for the very first time.
Shepherd says it’s been rewarding to revisit the album.
“It’s been amazing and a pretty nostalgic experience to go back to that record,” he says via phone from his Nashville home, where he was finishing filming a video for a guitar instructional course he’ll release sometime this year and prepping for the tour that brings him to MGM Northfield Park — Center Stage on Saturday, April 25. “First of all, it’s a monumental anniversary for me. It’s my debut record. It’s the album and songs that introduced me and my music to the world and helped create this fanbase that continues to show up for us after three decades. It’s significant. I’m kind of blown away that I was 17 years when I recorded the album and that it still stands up today.”…