Kenny Wayne Shepherd Wife, Family, Age, Net, Biography, Other Facts

Publish date: 2024-05-02

Kenny Wayne Shepherd can be counted among the professional entertainers who were positively influenced by their fathers during their formative years. In Kenny’s case, his father, a local radio personality and concert promoter, gave him access to his music collection, which gave him a keen interest in music.

Consequently, Kenny has been active in the entertainment industry since 1990, with seven of his singles charting in the top ten of 1995. The same seven singles also hold the record for longest album on the Billboard Blues Charts. The singer, singer-songwriter, record producer and guitarist has five Grammy nominations, won two Blues Music Awards, two Orville H Gibson Awards and two Billboard Music Awards.

Kenny Wayne Shepherd Biography, Age

The identity of Kenny’s mother is not known but his dad is Ken Shephard, a former local radio personality and concert promoter who had an extensive collection of songs. The singer-songwriter cum entered the world on June 12, 1977 in Shreveport (Louisiana, USA). His name was Kenny Wayne Brobst and he started experimenting with the guitar at the age of 3, aided by a series of plastic guitars with the green S&H stamps, gifts from his grandmother.

About his education, he graduated from CaddoMagnet High School Shreveport, at the time, where the young artist began to take a serious interest in music. His greatest influence was then his father who gave him access to his musical cache which he studied seriously. Within no time, the budding singer was already writing his own music and recording demos. At age 16, he was spotted by Giant Records during a video performance at the Red River Revel Art Festival. Kenny Wayne was then signed by the label and thus his musical career was born.

The attractions

Kenny Wayne Shepherd formed the Rides in 2013 with Barry Goldberg and Stephen Stills. The trio got to work and by August 27, 2013, they had written, recorded and released the CD titled I Can’t Get Enough. According to one of the founding members of the group – Stephen Stills, the group Rides is the blues group of his dreams.

In 2013, the band toured the United States to showcase their debut record, which resulted in band members performing on The Tonight Show Starring Jay Leno. It looks like the band went on hiatus after their first tour, but they got back together in 2015 and released a second album called Flèche percée which was released in Europe in 2016 under the stable of Mascot Label Group.

Net value

During his illustrious career in the entertainment industry, Kenny Wayne has amassed remarkable wealth to his name. His current net worth is estimated at $10 million, which is believed to be the result of several world tours, the sale of his music albums and his TV hits during his 28-year career.

family, wife

A look at Kenny’s relationship status reveals that he is currently married to Hanna Gibson – the daughter of famous actor Mel Gibson. The couple tied the nuptials on September 16, 2006; the wedding, which took place in a traditional Catholic ceremony with Holy Mass served entirely in Latin, took place at Holy Family Catholic Church, built by Mel Gibson himself in Agoura Hills, California.. Kenny’s successful marriage to Hanna made him brother-in-law to Tommy Gibson, Edward Gibson, Milo Gibson, Christian Gibson, Louis Gibson, and William Gibson. Hanna and Kenny’s marriage spanned over 12 years and still counting, they live happily together with their five children.

Prior to his marriage to Hanna, the singer was married to Melissa Adcock, his high school sweetheart since the age of 17. Their marriage took place in 2000, but fell apart just two years later. The couple called it quits in 2002.

Other Facts About Kenny Wayne Shepherd

Body Stats

Details of the singer’s body measurement are not known but he comes in an average build with long brown hair believed to be dyed. His eyes are light brown in color.

Social Media Influence

The veteran singer has a presence on social media and his following on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram continues to grow. On Facebook alone, Kenny has amassed as many as 819,000 followers and is still counting. His followings on Twitter and Instagram are over 39.3k and 61.7k respectively.

Kenny Wayne Shepherd is known for his skill in different genres of music including: pop/rock, rock, modern electric blues, blues, hard rock, contemporary blues and blues-rock.

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