Five-time Grammy-nominated multi-platinum selling blues/rock guitarist Kenny Wayne Shepherd has announced the release of his new record Dirt On My Diamonds Vol 1, to be released on November 17, 2023 through Provogue Records. At the same time Goin’ Home, the 2014 release, of Shepherd’s biggest influences in music. The album features songs originally recorded by some of Shepherd’s heroes such as B.B. King, Albert King, Bo Diddley, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Johnny “Guitar” Watson, Lee Dorsey and many other icons of the Blues. He reached deep into their catalogs and chose songs that inspired him when he was learning to play the guitar.
Goin’ Home also features guest performances by some of Shepherd’s friends (who also happen to be some of the greatest musicians performing today), including Ringo Starr, Joe Walsh, Warren Haynes, Keb’ Mo’, Robert Randolph, Kim Wilson (Fabulous Thunderbirds), Pastor Brady Blade, Sr. and the Rebirth Brass Band.