*“Masterful” is what I thought after leaving the Cerritos Performing Arts Center, reviewing the concert performance of the seven-time Grammy Award-nominated Kenny Wayne Shepperd Band, a stop on their “Ledbetter Heights: The 30th Anniversary Session” tour. “Ledbetter Heights” was the debut title single of then 17-year-old Kenny Wayne Shepperd on his debut album on the Giant Records label.
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Considered a Blues/Rock band, Kenny Wayne Shepperd had his band playing for two hours straight, no break. Masterful. The band consists of a horn section of three musicians, a drummer, a base player, a keyboardist, lead singer and guitarist, and of course Kenny Wayne Shepperd who provided lead vocals as well. However, Kenny’s guitar playing was center stage of it all…