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2022 Regular Session
HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 280
BY REPRESENTATIVES GLOVER, BAGLEY, JEFFERSON, JENKINS, PHELPS,
PRESSLY, SEABAUGH, AND WHITE
A RESOLUTION
To commend Kenny Wayne Shepherd and his musical legacy on the occasion of the twenty-
fifth anniversary tour of the release of "Trouble Is ...".
WHEREAS, Kenny Wayne Shepherd was born in Shreveport and graduated from
Caddo Magnet High School; he is a completely self-taught guitarist, singer, and songwriter;
though he does not read music; he has sold millions of albums world wide; and
WHEREAS, the blues prodigy signed with Giant records at the age of sixteen; his
first release, Ledbetter Heights, reached number one on the U.S. Blues charts and the record
was certified platinum; and
WHEREAS, two years later, he topped the U.S. Blues charts yet again with his
sophomore release, Trouble is…, and the album was certified platinum, selling over
1,000,000 copies; this album contained four top ten hits: Slow Ride; Somehow, Somewhere,
Someway; Everything is Broken; and Blue on Black; and
WHEREAS, Blue on Black spent one hundred four weeks on the Billboard charts and
was a number one rock hit; Kenny Wayne Shepherd won Rock Song of the Year from
Billboard Music Awards and received his first Grammy nomination for the song; and
WHEREAS, since then, he has been nominated for four more Grammy Awards; he
has won two Orville Gibson Awards, the Blues Foundation's Keeping the Blues Alive
Award, and two Blues Music Awards; he reached number one with nine of his blues albums
and charted thirteen mainstream rock hit singles; and
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WHEREAS, in 2022, blues fans in select markets were able to see the Kenny Wayne
Shepherd Band perform Trouble is... Twenty-fifth Anniversary Tour, including the smash hit
Blue on Black; and
WHEREAS, the tour began on February 12, 2022, at the Strand Theatre in
Shreveport where the band had celebrated their inaugural release of the album in 1997; this
show was streamed on the internet; and
WHEREAS, the twenty-fifth anniversary tour will benefit Northwest Louisiana
Family Justice Center and Providence House; Northwest Louisiana Family Justice Center
is a service center for survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault; Providence House
is a homeless shelter for families with children; and
WHEREAS, Kenny Wayne Shepherd is an astonishing musician whose
entertainment catalog alone is noteworthy, but he is most deserving of recognition for his
efforts in supporting two invaluable community service centers that give help and hope to
those in need in the northwest corner of the great state of Louisiana.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the House of Representatives of the
Legislature of Louisiana does hereby recognize Kenny Wayne Shepherd for his incredible
talent as a Louisiana musician and artist; does hereby commend him for his musical legacy
as well as his charitable outreach; does hereby congratulate him on his twenty-fifth
anniversary tour of his album Trouble is…; and does hereby express great pride in the
accomplishments of this son of the city of Shreveport and the state of Louisiana.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to
Kenny Wayne Shepherd.
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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