Keb' Mo'
Keb' Mo'
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- The Basics
Nowadays, not too many bluesmen make their way to the mainstream at all, let alone without watering down their sound. But somehow, Keb' Mo' — known to the DMV as Kevin Moore — broke through with his blues-soaked vision intact. He was already in his forties when his star began ascending with his self-titled 1994 debut, and all those years of experience shine through the sharp, syncopated country-blues of "Am I Wrong," powered by some fierce, percussive picking. Mo' adds a funky backing band to his Mississippi Delta dreams for a sexy, simmering take on Robert Johnson's "Come On In My Kitchen." And with his swampy slide licks and soulful moan, he even manages to make "America the Beautiful" sound like something that wafted in across the Yazoo River.
Keb' Mo' sings the baby to sleep, then gets the grown-ups in a good-time party mood, in Next Steps.$15.15 The Basics
Name Time Price 1 Every Morning 2:59 $0.99 View In iTunes 2 That's Not Love 4:06 $0.99 View In iTunes 3 Just Like You 3:24 $0.99 View In iTunes 4 Come On Back 4:57 $0.99 View In iTunes 5 I Was Wrong 4:20 $0.99 View In iTunes 6 Let Your Light Shine 4:05 $0.99 View In iTunes 7 Am I Wrong 2:18 $0.99 View In iTunes 8 The Door 3:56 $0.99 View In iTunes 9 Remain Silent 4:42 $0.99 View In iTunes 10 The Whole Enchilada 4:25 $1.29 View In iTunes 11 Follow Me Up 5:16 $0.99 View In iTunes 12 Muddy Water 4:21 $0.99 View In iTunes 13 Dirty Low Down and Bad 3:06 $0.99 View In iTunes 14 America the Beautiful 3:35 $0.99 View In iTunes 15 Come On In My Kitchen 4:08 $0.99 View In iTunes Total: 15 Songs - Next Steps
Part of Keb' Mo's gift is his knack for shifting in and out of different styles at will without ever abandoning his blues base. True to its title, "Lullaby Baby Blues" is a gentle ballad custom-made for whisking wee ones off to dreamland. Meanwhile, "Everybody Be Yo'self" is bound to wake anyone within earshot, with its rolling New Orleans second-line groove and loose, loud party vibe. And on "Tell Everybody I Know," Mo' manages a triple-play, blending Delta blues licks with a reggae bounce and hill-county folk feel, even busting out a banjo for the occasion.
Mo' goes old-school — tackling country and folk traditions, in Deep Cuts.$15.15 Next Steps
Name Time Price 1 For What It's Worth 3:58 $0.99 View In iTunes 2 More Than One Way Home 4:52 $0.99 View In iTunes 3 Tell Everybody I Know 3:09 $0.99 View In iTunes 4 The Itch 4:55 $0.99 View In iTunes 5 Lullaby Baby Blues 2:33 $0.99 View In iTunes 6 Victims of Comfort 3:20 $0.99 View In iTunes 7 Henry 5:18 $0.99 View In iTunes 8 Everybody Be Yo'self 4:58 $0.99 View In iTunes 9 Keep It Simple 4:57 $0.99 View In iTunes 10 My Baby's Tellin' Lies 3:40 $1.29 View In iTunes 11 Get Together 4:00 $0.99 View In iTunes 12 Soon As I Get Paid 4:37 $0.99 View In iTunes 13 A Brand New America 3:21 $0.99 View In iTunes 14 I'm On Your Side 3:38 $0.99 View In iTunes 15 Shave Yo' Legs 4:14 $0.99 View In iTunes Total: 15 Songs - Deep Cuts
There's no denying Keb' Mo's gifts as a songsmith, but like any bluesman worth his salt, he knows how to get inside the soul of someone else's song too. He stands up to the towering shadow of his hero Robert Johnson on a soul-searing version of the Delta blues king's tearful train tale "Love In Vain." Staying in a melancholy mood, Mo' tugs even harder on our tear ducts by laying some blues moves on Hank Williams' mournful country moan "I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry." He knows how to tap into an even older tradition, too, breathing new, bluesy life into "Stack O Lee" — often known as "Stagger Lee" — a murderous folk tale that goes back more than a century.
$15.15 Deep Cuts
Name Artist Time Price 1 Stand Up (And Be Strong) Keb' Mo' 2:26 $0.99 View In iTunes 2 Crapped Out Again Keb' Mo' 2:30 $0.99 View In iTunes 3 Something Within Keb' Mo' 5:12 $1.29 View In iTunes 4 She Just Wants to Dance Keb' Mo' 3:28 $0.99 View In iTunes 5 Life Is Beautiful Keb' Mo' 4:16 $0.99 View In iTunes 6 Perpetual Blues Machine Keb' Mo' 3:14 $0.99 View In iTunes 7 Love In Vain Keb' Mo' 3:05 $0.99 View In iTunes 8 I'm so Lonesome I Could Cry Keb' Mo' 3:59 $0.99 View In iTunes 9 Anyway Keb' Mo' 3:36 $0.99 View In iTunes 10 Stack O Lee Keb' Mo' 2:02 $0.99 View In iTunes 11 One Friend Keb' Mo' 3:04 $0.99 View In iTunes 12 Government Cheese Keb' Mo' 4:39 $0.99 View In iTunes 13 Better Man Keb' Mo' 5:20 $0.99 View In iTunes 14 Milky Way Marcus Miller & Keb' Mo' 5:36 $0.99 View In iTunes 15 Baby Don't Let Me Go Homeless Keb' Mo' & Eagle Park Slim 3:14 $0.99 View In iTunes Total: 15 Songs - Complete Set
Keb' Mo' may have been born in L.A., but his heart is deep in the Mississippi Delta that birthed the country-blues licks he lashes out of his acoustic six-string like so many Southern-fried lightning bolts. Of course, his feet are planted wherever his wandering soul decides to roam — sometimes Mo's restless muse leads him towards the fat, funky grooves of Memphis soul, other times to the street-parade stomp of New Orleans R&B, and other times still to an indefinable point on the musical map where folk, funk, pop, jazz, and more mix freely with his blues roots for a sound that can be adequately described only as Keb' Mo'. Whether he's coming off like a blues-baked Al Green on "Remain Silent" or injecting a touch of gospel soul into Buffalo Springfield's classic-rock smash "For What It's Worth," you'll find all the killer cuts of Keb' Mo's career collected right here.
$45.45 Complete Set
Name Artist Time Price 1 Every Morning Keb' Mo' 2:59 $0.99 View In iTunes 2 That's Not Love Keb' Mo' 4:06 $0.99 View In iTunes 3 Just Like You Keb' Mo' 3:24 $0.99 View In iTunes 4 Come On Back Keb' Mo' 4:57 $0.99 View In iTunes 5 I Was Wrong Keb' Mo' 4:20 $0.99 View In iTunes 6 Let Your Light Shine Keb' Mo' 4:05 $0.99 View In iTunes 7 Am I Wrong Keb' Mo' 2:18 $0.99 View In iTunes 8 The Door Keb' Mo' 3:56 $0.99 View In iTunes 9 Remain Silent Keb' Mo' 4:42 $0.99 View In iTunes 10 The Whole Enchilada Keb' Mo' 4:25 $1.29 View In iTunes 11 Follow Me Up Keb' Mo' 5:16 $0.99 View In iTunes 12 Muddy Water Keb' Mo' 4:21 $0.99 View In iTunes 13 Dirty Low Down and Bad Keb' Mo' 3:06 $0.99 View In iTunes 14 America the Beautiful Keb' Mo' 3:35 $0.99 View In iTunes 15 Come On In My Kitchen Keb' Mo' 4:08 $0.99 View In iTunes 16 For What It's Worth Keb' Mo' 3:58 $0.99 View In iTunes 17 More Than One Way Home Keb' Mo' 4:52 $0.99 View In iTunes 18 Tell Everybody I Know Keb' Mo' 3:09 $0.99 View In iTunes 19 The Itch Keb' Mo' 4:55 $0.99 View In iTunes 20 Lullaby Baby Blues Keb' Mo' 2:33 $0.99 View In iTunes 21 Victims of Comfort Keb' Mo' 3:20 $0.99 View In iTunes 22 Henry Keb' Mo' 5:18 $0.99 View In iTunes 23 Everybody Be Yo'self Keb' Mo' 4:58 $0.99 View In iTunes 24 Keep It Simple Keb' Mo' 4:57 $0.99 View In iTunes 25 My Baby's Tellin' Lies Keb' Mo' 3:40 $1.29 View In iTunes 26 Get Together Keb' Mo' 4:00 $0.99 View In iTunes 27 Soon As I Get Paid Keb' Mo' 4:37 $0.99 View In iTunes 28 A Brand New America Keb' Mo' 3:21 $0.99 View In iTunes 29 I'm On Your Side Keb' Mo' 3:38 $0.99 View In iTunes 30 Shave Yo' Legs Keb' Mo' 4:14 $0.99 View In iTunes 31 Stand Up (And Be Strong) Keb' Mo' 2:26 $0.99 View In iTunes 32 Crapped Out Again Keb' Mo' 2:30 $0.99 View In iTunes 33 Something Within Keb' Mo' 5:12 $1.29 View In iTunes 34 She Just Wants to Dance Keb' Mo' 3:28 $0.99 View In iTunes 35 Life Is Beautiful Keb' Mo' 4:16 $0.99 View In iTunes 36 Perpetual Blues Machine Keb' Mo' 3:14 $0.99 View In iTunes 37 Love In Vain Keb' Mo' 3:05 $0.99 View In iTunes 38 I'm so Lonesome I Could Cry Keb' Mo' 3:59 $0.99 View In iTunes 39 Anyway Keb' Mo' 3:36 $0.99 View In iTunes 40 Stack O Lee Keb' Mo' 2:02 $0.99 View In iTunes 41 One Friend Keb' Mo' 3:04 $0.99 View In iTunes 42 Government Cheese Keb' Mo' 4:39 $0.99 View In iTunes 43 Better Man Keb' Mo' 5:20 $0.99 View In iTunes 44 Milky Way Marcus Miller & Keb' Mo' 5:36 $0.99 View In iTunes 45 Baby Don't Let Me Go Homeless Keb' Mo' & Eagle Park Slim 3:14 $0.99 View In iTunes Total: 45 Songs
Customer Reviews
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I fell in love with Keb Mo the first time I heard this album several years ago--he is AWESOME! I don't love many singers, but Keb is laid back and unassuming and plays in the background for many "stars"...I saw him in concert which was wonderful, but he only plays what he wants, not necessarily his hits.
