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WILKES-BARRE — Renowned blues rock guitarist/songwriter Kenny Wayne Shepherd and celebrated guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter Jonny Lang will be hitting the road together for the first time on a co-headlining tour that will make a one-night stop at the F.M. Kirby Center for the Performing Arts on June 14 at 7:30 p.m.
Lang and Shepherd will both be playing full sets at each performance.
Tickets for all shows on the tour will go on sale Friday. The F.M. Kirby Center tickets will be available through the Kirby Center box office, online at www.kirbycenter.org and charge by phone at (570) 826-1100. A special Kirby Members pre-sale will begin Wednesday at 10 a.m. Members buy first, so join today at (570) 823-4599, ext. 225.
Special VIP packages will be available for all shows. Details can be found here: http://tickets.artistarena.com/eventperformances.asp?evt=50.
The Grammy Award winner Lang has shared the stage with some of the most respected legends in music. His career took off while he was still in his teens 16 years ago, breaking out of the local clubs of Minneapolis.
His debut on A&M Records — “Lie To Me” — went on to platinum certification, and continues to be a significant catalog seller to this day. On the way up, he shared the stage with the Rolling Stones, B.B. King, Aerosmith, Sting, and Buddy Guy and many others.
His latest release — 2013’s “Fight For My Soul” — debuted #1 on the Billboard Blues Album Chart. Lang continues to be a major concert draw internationally, as he stages in excess of 150 shows annually.
There are few artists whose names are synonymous with one instrument and how it is played in service to an entire genre like Shepherd. The Louisiana born axeman and song smith has sold millions of albums while throwing singles into the Top 10, shining a light on the rich blues of the past and forging ahead with his own modern twist on a classic sound he has embodied since his teens.
In a 20-year recording career that began when he was 16, Shepherd’s musical resume is impressive, with five Grammy nominations and six #1 debuts on the Billboard Blues charts including his most recent album, 2014’s “Goin’ Home,” which 9 months later is still resting near the top of the charts.