Keb' Mo'

Keb' Mo' (a.k.a. Kevin Moore) is a reborn Delta bluesman -- reborn in the sense that he was born and raised in Los Angeles, and came to play the blues by a somewhat circuitous route.

Early in his career he spent several years with Papa John Creach (Jefferson Starship and Hot Tuna violinist), when they opened for groups such as John McLaughlin's Mahavishnu Orchestra and Loggins and Messina. He worked in a variety of types of music (including blues) and played sessions through much of the '70s, and also began making a name for himself as a writer.

His real springboard into the blues came in 1990 through a Los Angeles theatre production, Rabbit Foot. They needed an African-American Delta bluesman, and ironically, he'd just begun exploring the likes of Robert Johnson and Big Bill Broonzy. The production brought a couple more similar projects, and he now writes his own material. His self-titled debut album has 11 original songs, and two Robert Johnson selections.