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Kenny "Blues Boss" Wayne

geboren am 13.11.1944 in Spokane, WA, USA

Alias Kenneth Wayne Spruell

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Kenny "Blues Boss" Wayne

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Kenny "Blues Boss" Wayne

Kenny "Blues Boss" Wayne (born Kenneth Wayne Spruell,[1] 1944, Spokane, Washington)[2] is an American blues, boogie-woogie and jazz pianist, singer and songwriter. Music journalist, Jeff Johnson, writing in the Chicago Sun-Times stated, "There's no boogie-woogie-blues piano man out there today who pounds the 88's with the conviction of Kenny "Blues Boss" Wayne."

Biography

Wayne was born in Spokane, but he relocated with his family to San Francisco, California at an early age.[3] His parents alternatively advised for and against the blues, but his mother's influence led Wayne to be influenced early by Nat King Cole, Little Willie John, and Fats Domino.[3] The family moved in turn to New Orleans, Los Angeles and Compton, California.[2] While he was growing up, Wayne drew further inspiration from The Three Sounds, George Shearing, Erroll Garner, Cal Tjader, Mongo Santamaría, Ray Charles, Charles Brown, Floyd Dixon, Big Joe Turner, and Jimmy Reed.[3]

Based in Los Angeles during the 1960s and 1970s, Wayne was utilised as a sideman by various pop and rock musicians.[3] In the 1980s Wayne relocated again to Vancouver, British Columbia. "Blues Boss" (his nickname was acquired from the title of Amos Milburn's comeback album with Motown Records) undertook a tour of Europe in 1994.[1] Wayne dedicated his debut album to his parents, and 2002 heralded the issue of 88th & Jump Street, followed by Blues Carry Me Home (2003) and Let It Loose (2005).[3]

His festival appearances have included Edmonton's Labatt Blues Festival (2004) and Koktebel Jazz Festival (2006).

In May 2008, Wayne issued his album, Can't Stop Now.[4]

Juno Awards

Nominated in 1997 for 'Best Blues/Gospel Album,' and in 1999 and 2003 for 'Best Blues Album,' Wayne was presented with a Juno Award in 2006 for Let It Loose.

Discography

Solo

  • Blues Boss Boogie (1999) - Real Blues
  • 88th & Jump Street (2002) - Electro-Fi
  • Blues Carry Me Home (2003) - Isabel
  • Let It Loose (2005) - Electro Fi
  • Alive & Loose (2006) - Blue Roots
  • Can't Stop Now (2008) - Electro-Fi
  • An Old Rock on a Roll (2011) - Stony Plain[5]

Compilation inclusions

  • Saturday Night Blues: 20 Years (2006) - CBC[6]

See also

  • List of boogie woogie musicians
  • List of people from Spokane, Washington

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Kenny "Blues Boss" Wayne at Hotburrito's Bluesencyclopedia. Hotburrito.nl. Retrieved on 2014-01-26.
  2. 2.0 2.1 [1]
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 Linda Seida. Kenny "Blues Boss" Wayne | Biography. AllMusic. Retrieved on 2014-01-26.
  4. Can't Stop Now - Kenny "Blues Boss" Wayne | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards. AllMusic (2008-05-20). Retrieved on 2014-01-26.
  5. Kenny "Blues Boss" Wayne | Discography. AllMusic. Retrieved on 2014-01-26.
  6. A compilation album of live performances from the Saturday Night Blues radio program on CBC Radio, hosted by Holger Petersen. Wayne's "Blackberry Wine", originally recorded for Let It Loose, is included.

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