Keb' Mo'

Keb' Mo' (born October 3, 1951 in South Central Los Angeles, California as Kevin Moore) is an American blues singer, guitarist, and songwriter. From early on he had an appreciation for blues and Gospel music. "The blues is my history, my culture," said Keb' Mo' in an interview. His uncle gave him his first guitar. By adolescence he was already an accomplished guitarist. He also played the trumpet and the French horn. Keb' Mo' started his musical ... more

Keb' Mo' (born October 3, 1951 in South Central Los Angeles, California as Kevin Moore) is an American blues singer, guitarist, and songwriter. From early on he had an appreciation for blues and Gospel music. "The blues is my history, my culture," said Keb' Mo' in an interview. His uncle gave him his first guitar. By adolescence he was already an accomplished guitarist. He also played the trumpet and the French horn. Keb' Mo' started his musical career playing the steel drums and upright bass in a calypso band. He moved on to play in a variety of blues and backup bands throughout the 1970s and 1980s. He first started recording in the early 1970s with Jefferson Airplane violinist Papa John Creach through an R&B; group. Creach hired him when Moore was just twenty-one years old; Moore appeared on four of Creach's albums: Filthy!, Playing My Fiddle for You, I'm the Fiddle Man and Rock Father. Around that time Moore was also a staff writer for A&M; Records, and arranged demos for Almo -... less