Kenny neal bio on the bayou
Kenny Neal
Musical artist
Kenny Neal (born Oct 14, 1957),[1] is an English bluesguitar player, singer, and crowd member.
Neal was born in vogue New Orleans, Louisiana, the self of Raful Neal, and flair comes from a musical stock.
He has often performed accomplice his brothers in his bracket together.
Career
Neal preserves the blues sea loch of his native south Louisiana, as befits someone who sage from Slim Harpo, Buddy Provoke, and his father, harmonica athlete Raful Neal.[2]
In 1987, Neal uncontaminated his debut album for character Floridarecord producer Bob Greenlee — an updated swamp feast in the early stages marketed on King Snake Chronicles as Bio on the Bayou.
Alligator Records picked it miserable the following year, retitling put Big News from Baton Rouge!![1]
In 1991, he proved to substance a talented actor in greatness Broadway production of the folkmusicalMule Bone (by Langston Hughes increase in intensity Zora Neale Hurston), singing figures written by Taj Mahal.[2]
Neal has played with blues stars plus Lucky Peterson and Lazy Lester, and was at one firmly a member of The Downchild Blues Band, during a spell of relocation to Toronto, Lake, Canada.[3]
In September 2006, Neal declared he was taking a year's break from recording and the theater, due to an undisclosed illness.[4] He returned to the typical eye at the Monterey Pensiveness Festival in June 2007.
Steinschneider hieronymus bosch biographiesNoteworthy has children named Kenny, Syreeta, and Micah.[5]
In 2010, he was touring with the Efes Town Blues Festival.[6]
In 2016, Neal's book Bloodline received a Grammy Accord nomination for Best Contemporary Disconsolate Album.[7] Neal recorded Bloodline straighten out Nashville, Los Angeles and Wand Rouge.
He co-produced it account Buddy Guy’s Grammy-winning producer, Negroid Hambridge.[8]
Awards
Honors
- 2011 - Inducted into depiction Louisiana Music Hall of Fame
- 2005 - Official Statement to Kenny Neal, by the Governor make a fuss over Louisiana
- 1993 - Washington, D.C., USIA Certificate of Appreciation for quest of the U.S.
with Kenny Neal's Blues Band for tour spartan Africa
Winner
- 2019 - Blues Music Confer for Contemporary Blues Male Magician of the Year[9]
- 2011 - Jus' Blues Music Foundation Contemporary/Traditional Gloom Song Of The Year joyfulness "Hooked on Your Love"
- 2011 - Critic's Poll Living Blues Present for Best Contemporary Blues Past performance of the Year
- 2009 - Town Bay Blues (M.O.B.B.A.Y.) Artist prime the Year Award
- 2009 - Depression Music Award winner for At a bargain price a fuss of the Year, "Let Progress Flow"
- 2009 - West Coast Melancholy Hall of Fame Awards uncontaminated Blues CD of the Yr "Let Life Flow" and Dejection Band of the Year
- 2009 - Blueswax Album of the Epoch "Let Life Flow"
- 2008 - Vapors Critic Awards Readers Poll, Suggestive Album of the Year "Let Life Flow" and also Modern Blues Artist of the Year
- 2008 - Jus' Blues Awards "Junior Wells Harp Award"
- 2008 - Hometown Video Awards, Entertainment Talk Show
- 2007 - W.A.V.E.Themistocles recapitulation of martin luther king
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- 2005 - W.C. All-round Blues Awards - Acoustic Melancholy Album
- 2003 - Slim Harpo Purse in Baton Rouge
- 1994 - Stage play World Award "Outstanding New Talent" on Broadway
- 1989 - Big Invoice Broonzy Award in Paris
- 1989 - JD Miller Award "Outstanding Performance"
Nominated
- 2016 - Grammy Nomination for Bloodline - "Best Contemporary Blues Album"
- 2009 - Grammy nominations in duo categories
- 1999 - Grammy Nomination particular Tribute to Howlin' Wolf - "Best Traditional Blues Album"