Kevin Roosevelt Moore
b. October 3rd, 1951 in Los Angeles (California)
RAINMAKER
Chocolate City
1980
Encouragé par ses parents, Kevin Moore s'intéresse à la musique dès l'enfance. Il apprend très vite la guitare et devient au début des années 70 le guitariste de "Papa" John Creach collaborant avec lui sur quatre albums. Sous son véritable nom, il propose ce premier album pour le label Chocolate City (filiale de Casablanca Records). Il s'agit d'un disque curieux entre Soul, Funk et Jazz plutôt intéressant.
Encouraged by his parents, Kevin Moore has been interested in music since childhood. He learned the guitar very quickly and in the early 70s became the guitarist of "Papa" John Creach collaborating with him on four albums. Under his real name, he offers this first album for the Chocolate City label (subsidiary of Casablanca Records). This is a curious disc between Soul, Funk and Jazz rather interesting.
KEB' MO'
Epic - Okeh
1994
Après avoir joué avec le Whodunit Band et dans la comédie musicale "Spunk", il reprend sa carrière solo sous le pseudonyme de Keb' Mo'. En fait, à la suite des rééditions de Robert Johnson qui remportèrent un grand succès, il fallait trouver un artiste qui lui ressemble pour bénéficier de ce courant d'interêt du public. Keb' Mo' joue ici guitare et harmonica (il brille à la slide) et est parfois rejoint par un groupe complet. Sous la supervision du producteur John Porter, il joue entre Blues et Americana dans un style qu'on pourrait rapprocher de celui de Taj Mahal.
After playing with the Whodunit Band and in the musical "Spunk", he resumed his solo career under the pseudonym of Keb' Mo'. In fact, following Robert Johnson's reissues which won a great success, it was necessary to find an artist who resembled him to benefit from this current of public interest. Keb' Mo' plays guitar and harmonica here (he shines on the slide) and is sometimes joined by a complete band. Under the supervision of producer John Porter, he plays between Blues and Americana in a style that could be compared to that of Taj Mahal.
MORE THAN ONE WAY HOME (EP)
Epic - Okeh
1995 - 1996
JUST LIKE YOU
Epic - Okeh
1996
Second album de Keb'Mo dans la continuation du premier toujours avec le producteur John Porter. En effet, on y trouve le même programme convaincant entre Blues acoustique et Folk avec "Perpetual blues machine", "More than one way home", "Dangerous mood", "Hand it over", "Standin' at the station". On note également les apparitions de Bonnie Raitt et Jackson Browne.
Second album of Keb'Mo in the continuation of the first always with the producer John Porter. Indeed, there is the same convincing program between Acoustic Blues and Folk with "Perpetual blues machine", "More than one way home", "Dangerous mood", "Hand it over", "Standin' at the station". We can also note appearances of Bonnie Raitt and Jackson Browne.
TIN CUP
Epic
1996
SESSIONS AT WEST 54TH
D Underground
1996 - 1997
Recueil plus ou moins officiel de bandes live capturées en 1996 et 1997 (provenant de plusieurs émissions télévisées). Keb' Mo' se montre en forme et ses musiciens également jouant son répertoire avec inspiration.
More or less official collection of live tapes captured in 1996 and 1997 (from several TV shows). Keb' Mo' is in good shape and his musicians are also playing his repertoire with inspiration.
A TRIBUTE TO MUDDY WATERS
Hybrid
October 1997
MADELINE
Sony
1998
SLOWDOWN
Epic - Okeh
1998
Désormais co-producteur avec John Lewis Parker, Keb' Mo' poursuit sa carrière avec ce quatrième album. Bon musicien, bon compositeur, il délivre quelques beaux blues comme "Muddy water", "I was wrong", "Soon as I get paid", "A letter to Tracy", "Slow down" et une belle reprise de "Love in vain" de Robert Johnson.
Now co-producer with John Lewis Parker, Keb' Mo' continues his career with this fourth album. Good musician, good composer, he delivers some beautiful blues like "Muddy water", "I was wrong", "Soon as I get paid", "A letter to Tracy", "Slow down" and a nice cover of "Love in vain" by Robert Johnson.
TOUCHED BY AN ANGEL
Sony
1998
Une chanson - "Follow me up" - enregistrée pour la série télévisée "Touched by an angel".
A song - "Follow me up" - recorded for the television serie "Touched by an angel".
DOWN IN THE DELTA
Virgin
1998
THREE SHADES OF BLUES
Charly
1999
Six titres live capturés sur la scène du club Buddy Guy's Legends seul à la guitare. Assez sympathique en particulier "Dirty low down and bad" et "Angelina".
Six live tracks captured on the Buddy Guy's Legends club stage alone on guitar. Quite nice especially "Dirty low down and bad" and "Angelina".
MUMFORD
Hollywood
1999
Dans la bande originale de ce film réalisé par Lawrence Kasdan, Keb' Mo' chante "Till it shines" en duo avec Lyle Lovett.
In the original soundtrack of this film directed by Lawrence Kasdan, Keb' Mo' sings "Till it shines" in duet with Lyle Lovett.
HAPPY TEXAS
Arista
1999
THE DOOR
Epic - Okeh
2000
Cet album ennuyeux est dominé par les ballades commerciales entre Pop et Americana et contient moins de Blues qu'à l'accoutumée. On peut retenir, néanmoins, une reprise originale de "It hurts me too" et l'entrainant "Stand up (and be strong)" dans ce programme trop lisse.
This boring album is dominated by commercial ballads between Pop and Americana and contains less Blues than usual. We can point out, however, an original cover of "It hurts me too" and the catchy "Stand up (and be strong)" in this too flat program.
BIG WIDE GRIN
Epic - Okeh
2001
Produit par Kevin Mac Cormick (également bassiste), ce nouvel album se place dans la continuité du précédent, délaissant le Blues pour s'ouvrir à d'autres styles : un excellent morceau d'ouverture "Everybody be yoself" dans la tradition louisianaise, une belle reprise de Bill Withers "Grandma's hands" chantée avec Barbara Morrison, une tentative Jazz avec "The flat fleet floogie" mais le programme restant demeure bien ennuyeux.
Produced by Kevin Mac Cormick (also bassist), this new album is a continuation of the previous one, abandoning the Blues to open up to other styles : an excellent opening track "Everybody be yoself" in the Louisiana tradition, a beautiful cover of Bill Withers "Grandma's hands" sung with Barbara Morrison, a Jazz attempt with "The flat fleet floogie" but the remaining program remains quite boring.
KEEP IT SIMPLE
Epic - Okeh
2004
Dans la lignée des précédents opus, un programme entre Pop et Americana à la production trop lisse. L'album manque de flamme et d'inspiration et l'amateur de Blues risque d'être déçu.
In line with previous opuses, a program between Pop and Americana with a too slick production. The album lacks flame and inspiration and the Blues lover should be disappointed.
PEACE BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND
Epic - Okeh
2004
Keb' Mo' a rempli cet album de reprises de protest-songs célèbres (au moment de la réélection de George W. Bush pour un second mandat) un peu à la manière de Josh White dans les années 40-50. Il reprend donc Bob Dylan, Marvin Gaye, Donny Hathaway, Stephen Stills, John Lennon dans un style très uniforme et plat.
Keb' Mo' has filled this album with covers of famous protest songs (at the time of George W. Bush's re-election for a second term) a bit like Josh White in the 1940's and 1950's. He therefore covers Bob Dylan, Marvin Gaye, Donny Hathaway, Stephen Stills, John Lennon in a very uniform and flat style.
SUITCASE
Epic
2006
Comme pour "The door", "Big wide grin" ou "Keep it simple", un programme lisse entre Pop et Americana produit par John Porter. C'est bien joué mais reste beaucoup trop plat. Effectivement, l'album manque cruellement de flamme et de Blues.
As for "The door", "Big wide grin" or "Keep it simple", a too slick program between Pop and Americana produced by John Porter. It is well played but remains much too flat. Indeed, the album sorely lacking in flame and Blues.
LIVE AND MO
Yolabelle
2009
Premier album pour le label Yolabelle après une longue et fructueuse collaboration avec Epic. Il y a ici une moitié de titres live, une autre moitié de titres studio. Un programme plutôt inégal dont on retient "More than one way home", "Shave yo' legs", "Perpetual blues machine", "Government Cheese".
First album for the Yolabelle label after a long and fruitful collaboration with Epic. There are half of live tracks here, another half of studio tracks. A rather uneven program whose we can point out "More than one way home", "Shave yo' legs", "Perpetual blues machine", "Government Cheese".
THE REFLECTION
Yolabelle
2011
Pour ce second album chez Yolabelle, Keb' Mo' propose quelques belles compositions quelque part entre Blues, Soul et Folk : "The whole enchilada", "Inside outside", "Crush on you" (en duo avec India Arie), "My baby's tellin' lies" (en duo avec Vince Gill), "My shadow" et "Just lookin'" (deux titres avec la basse de Marcus Miller).
For this second album on Yolabelle, Keb' Mo' offers some nice compositions somewhere between Blues, Soul and Folk : "The whole enchilada", "Inside outside", "Crush on you" (in duet with India Arie), "My baby's tellin' lies" (in duet with Vince Gill), "My shadow" and "Just lookin'" (two tracks with Marcus Miller's bass).
BLUESAMERICANA
Kind of Blue
2014
Comme le titre l'indique, Keb' Mo' se situe entre Blues et Americana et continue de composer d'excellents morceaux dans la lignée de l'album précédent : "The worst is yet to come", "Somebody hurt you", "Move", "The old me better" sans oublier une reprise sympathique de "That's alright".
As the title indicates, Keb' Mo' is between Blues and Americana and continues to compose excellent tracks in line with the previous album : "The worst is yet to come", "Somebody hurt you", "Move", "The old me better" without forgetting a nice cover of "That's alright".
THAT HOT PINK BLUES ALBUM
Kind of Blue
2016
Double CD live proposant un bon panorama de l'oeuvre de Keb' Mo'. Entre Folk et Blues, dans un style qu'on peut appeler Americana, il donne ici de bonnes versions de "Tell everybody I know", "Somebody hurt you", "The worst is yet to come", "Government Cheese", "More than one way home", "A better man" et une longue lecture de "Dangerous mood".
Double live CD offering a good overview of the work of Keb' Mo'. Between Folk and Blues, in a style that can be called Americana, he gives here good versions of "Tell everybody I know", "Somebody hurt you", "The worst is yet to come", "Government Cheese", "More than one way home", "A better man" and a long reading of "Dangerous mood".
TAJ'MO
Concord
2017
Association de Taj Mahal et de Keb'Mo dans un contexte Blues avec influences contemporaines. La production semble parfois un peu lourde et invasive. "Don't leave me here", "She knows how to rock me", "Shake me in your arms", des reprises originales de "Squeeze box" (composée par Pete Townshend) et "Waiting on the world to change" (composée par John Mayer) figurent parmi les meilleurs moments de cet opus sympathique.
Association of Taj Mahal and Keb'Mo in a Blues context with contemporary influences. The production sometimes seems a bit heavy and invasive. "Don't leave me here", "She knows how to rock me", "Shake me in your arms", original covers of "Squeeze box" (composed by Pete Townshend) and "Waiting on the world to change" (composed by John Mayer) are among the best moments of this sympathetic opus.
MOONLIGHT MISTLETOE & YOU
Concord
2019
Keb' Mo' propose ici un album de Noël lisse et ennuyeux. Il y a bien quelques bons moments mais globalement le programme reste désespérement plat.
Keb' Mo' offers here a too slick and boring Christmas album. There are some good moments but overall the program remains hopelessly flat.
OKLAHOMA
Concord
2019
Un album de pure Americana avec quelques accents Blues par moments. Comme d'habitude avec Keb' Mo', une attention particulière est apportée aux compositions : "I remember you", "Put a woman in charge", "Don't throw it away", "Ridin' on a train", "I should've" et "Cold outside".
A pure Americana album with some Blues accents at times. As usual with Keb' Mo', particular attention is paid to the compositions : "I remember you", "Put a woman in charge", "Don't throw it away", "Ridin' on a train", "I should've" and "Cold outside".
GOOD TO BE
Concord
2022
En dépit d'une production trop lisse comme souvent, Keb' Mo' propose néanmoins quelques beaux titres qui valent l'écoute : "Good to be (home again)", "So easy", "The medicine man", "All dressed up", "'62 Chevy" dans son style Americana habituel.
Despite a too slick production as often, Keb' Mo' nevertheless offers some nice tracks that are worth listening to : "Good to be (home again)", "So easy", "The medicine man", "All dressed up", "'62 Chevy" in his usual Americana style.