NIPP: Kenny Brown

Kenny Brown

Artist Website	Bio
Kenny Brown grew up in the hill country of northern Mississippi and knows the region’s music well. As a 10 year old, he learned to play guitar from his neighbor Joe Callicott, and has played with Mississippi Blues Masters ever since. Kenny’s musical style has been influenced by Jr. Kimbrough, Fred McDowell, Jessie Mae Hemphill, & Muddy Waters to name a few. He has played with R.L. Burnside for the last 26 years, and over the last few years he has traveled all over the world spreading the North Mississippi Hill Country Blues. His new CD, “Stingray” was released in February on Fat Possum/Epitaph Records. Sound clips from Stingray are on this site now. Click HERE to purchase Stingray at Amazon.com . Kenny’s first CD, “Goin Back to Mississippi,” now available on Plumtone, has been getting rave reviews from around the world. Produced by rock ‘n roll legend Dale Hawkins, this CD blends Kenny’s influences of country, blues and rock ‘n roll.

Bio

Kenny Brown grew up in the hill country of northern Mississippi and knows the region’s music well. As a 10 year old, he learned to play guitar from his neighbor Joe Callicott, and has played with Mississippi Blues Masters ever since. Kenny’s musical style has been influenced by Jr. Kimbrough, Fred McDowell, Jessie Mae Hemphill, & Muddy Waters to name a few. He has played with R.L. Burnside for the last 26 years, and over the last few years he has traveled all over the world spreading the North Mississippi Hill Country Blues.

His new CD, “Stingray” was released in February on Fat Possum/Epitaph Records. Sound clips from Stingray are on this site now. Click HERE to purchase Stingray at Amazon.com .

Kenny’s first CD, “Goin Back to Mississippi,” now available on Plumtone, has been getting rave reviews from around the world. Produced by rock ‘n roll legend Dale Hawkins, this CD blends Kenny’s influences of country, blues and rock ‘n roll.