Keb' Mo'

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Singer, songwriter, and guitarist Keb' Mo' is considered one of the brightest new stars in the blues genre. Since his 1994 debut on the OKeh label, he has won numerous awards and has expanded his work to include television and film soundtracks as well as frequent concert appearances.

Born Kevin Moore in Compton, California, in 1952, Mo' grew up steeped in the musical traditions that his extended family had brought from the Deep South.
During the early 1970s Mo' began to find modest success as a backup musician. In 1973 he joined a blues-rock group headed by Papa John Creach.
1983 he joined the house band at the Los Angeles club Marla's Memory Lane. There he met blues saxophonist Monk Higgins, the bandleader who Mo' later credited as "probably the most important element in developing my understanding of the blues," as he commented himself.

The success of Keb' Mo'; led to more engagements at music festivals, clubs, and coffeehouses. In addition, Mo' began opening for such big stars as Jeff Beck, Carlos Santana, Buddy Guy, Joe Cocker, and George Clinton. In 1996 Mo' released his second album, Just Like You, which won a Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Blues Album - as did his next release, Slow Down, in 1998.

Artist official homepage: www.kebmo.com

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