Keb' Mo'
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- This article is about the blues musician originally known as (and given in songwriting credits as) Kevin Moore. For Kevin Moore the progressive metal musician and founder of Dream Theater and Chroma Key, see Kevin Moore.
Keb' Mo' is a noted blues singer, guitarist, and songwriter. He was born Kevin Moore in Los Angeles, California on October 3, 1951. He learned guitar at the age of 12, and started his own calypso band in his teens. In the 1970s and 1980s he played in a variety of blues and backup bands.
In 1994 he released his debut solo album, Keb' Mo'. A few years later, he portrayed the blues legend Robert Johnson in the documentary film Can't You Hear the Wind Howl?.
He also composed one of the theme songs used on the show Martha Stewart Living.
In 2004 he participated in the politically-motivated Vote for Change Tour.
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Partial (?) Discography
- Peace... back by popular demand (2004)
- Keep It Simple (2004) - Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Blues Album, 2005
- Martin Scorsese Presents the Blues: Keb' Mo' (2002)
- Big Wide Grin (2001)
- The Door (2000)
- Slow Down (1998) - Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Blues Album, 1999
- Just Like You (1996) - Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Blues Album, 1997
- Keb' Mo' (1994)
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External links
- {{{2|{{{name|Keb' Mo'}}}}}} at The Internet Movie Database
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- Keb' Mo' - Sony Music Entertainment Inc. websitede:Keb' Mo'