Kenny Wayne Shepherd - "Ledbetter Heights"

I can't remember exactly when I bought this, but it was in 96 or so. I think I bought it after reading a review in a guitar mag. A couple of the tunes got some radio play as well, but I think by that time I already had the album. This is Kenny's first album. He was, I think, 17 when it was released. For anyone, it's good guitar playing. For a 17 year old it's amazing. I like the vocalist on this album, Cory Sterling, more than Noah Hunt, who sings on his later albums.. This album is a little more blues and less rock than hi slater stuff. I especially like the track, "Shame, Shame, Shame". It sounds like it could be a B.B. King song. I love the intro to "Deja Voodoo". It starts out laid back and slowly builds in intensity for the first minute and a half before kicking in full blast. The guitar playing is very reminiscent of SRV. I like this album. I don't listen to it much, largely because I don't like to listen to a song or two. This is an album that I prefer to listen to the entire way through, so it comes along on road trips and the like. Preview it at Amazon.