Kevin Roosevelt Moore (born October 3, 1951), known as Keb' Mo', is a three-time American Grammy Award-winning blues musician. He is a singer, guitarist, and songwriter, currently living in Nashville, Tennessee. He has been described as "a living link to the seminal Delta blues that travelled up the Mississippi River and across the expanse of America". His post-modern blues style is influenced by many eras and genres, including folk, rock, jazz and pop. The moniker "Keb Mo" was coined by his original drummer, Quentin Dennard, and picked up by his record label as a "street talk" abbreviation of his given name.
Biography
Early life
From early on, his parents (from Louisiana and Texas) instilled him with a great appreciation for the blues and gospel music. By adolescence, he was already an accomplished guitarist.
Career
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. Keb Mo's first gold record was received for a song, "Git Fiddler", which he co-wrote with Papa John on Jefferson Starship's Red Octopus.Red Octopus hit number one on the Billboard 200 in 1975.
Keb' Mo' is the second studio album by Delta blues artist Keb' Mo'. The artist, however, previously released an album under his birth name "Kevin Moore" (of which "Keb' Mo'" is a variation).
Track listing
All songs written by Kevin Moore (Keb' Mo') unless otherwise noted.
"A Better Man" is a song co-written and performed by American country music artist Clint Black. It was released in February 1989 as the first single from his debut album, Killin' Time. It was written by Black and Hayden Nicholas. When "A Better Man" went to No. 1 on the Billboard magazineHot Country Singles chart on June 10, Black was the first artist since Freddy Fender to ascend to the top of the country chart with his first charted single. In addition, "A Better Man" was the No. 1 song of 1989 on the Hot Country Singles chart. The success of "A Better Man," along with the follow-up "Killin' Time," were instrumental in Black winning the Country Music Association's Horizon Award in 1989.
Content
The song is a reflection on a relationship co-writer Black had recently ended with a girlfriend of seven years. He shared his dying romance story with friend Hayden Nicholas, who - after sharing an idea for the melody - came up with the hook line ("I'm leaving here a better man/For knowing you this way.").
"A Better Man" is a song by Thunder, released as a single in 1993, taken from their album Laughing on Judgement Day. It is the only Thunder song in which Gary James plays acoustic guitar instead of his usual drums. It is also the only song he sings a part of live, as he occasionally sings the song's final line.
The song was the band's highest charting UK single, reaching #18 in February 1993.
Better Man | Keb' Mo' | Playing For Change | Live Outside
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Keb' Mo' has been involved with PFC from the beginning. Today we go back in time to share this "A Better Man" video recorded and filmed live outside on Keb' Mo's back porch in January 2007. Keb' is featured on our Playing For Change 3: Songs Around The World album, and has chosen to donate 5% of his new album's proceeds to the Playing For Change Foundation!
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published: 15 Oct 2009
Keb Mo Better Man
Mitch Harb Videos, Keb Mo - Better Man, you can hear it on Mitch Harb's Beach Party at www.live365.com/stations/mharb
published: 25 Dec 2012
Better Man: Keb'Mo' & Susan Werner
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Keb' Mo' with special guest, singer-songwriter / multi-instrumentalist, Susan Werner (www.susanwerner.com)
Keb' Mo' with special guest, singer-songwriter / multi-instrumentalist, Susan Werner (www.susanwerner.com)
published: 14 Apr 2010
"Better Man" - Keb' Mo'
He nails this one. It was an excellent performance of a sweet tune.
published: 17 Jul 2011
KENADT - A Better Man (by Keb' Mo')
Munich based band KENADT making the world a better place and getting everybody on the dancefloor with their version of Keb' Mo's "A Better Man".
published: 28 Oct 2017
$40 Donation Song "A Better Man," Keb Mo
A $40 donation to my indiegogo crowdfunding campaign gets you a YouTube video of any song you choose plus a copy of the finished album. http://igg.me/at/BKj2eV3nZr0/x/14775088
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Keb' Mo' has been involved with PFC from the beginning. Today we go back ...
Download this track for free, as a PFC Member: https://www.playingforchange.com/music
Keb' Mo' has been involved with PFC from the beginning. Today we go back in time to share this "A Better Man" video recorded and filmed live outside on Keb' Mo's back porch in January 2007. Keb' is featured on our Playing For Change 3: Songs Around The World album, and has chosen to donate 5% of his new album's proceeds to the Playing For Change Foundation!
MORE FROM KEB' MO
http://www.kebmo.com
https://www.facebook.com/kebmo/
https://www.instagram.com/kebmomusic
JOIN THE MOVEMENT
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Playing For Change (PFC) is a movement created to inspire and connect the world through music, born from the shared belief that music has the power to break down boundaries and overcome distances between people. The primary focus of PFC is to record and film musicians performing in their natural environments and combine their talents and cultural power in innovative videos called Songs Around The World. Creating these videos motivated PFC to form the Playing For Change Band—a tangible, traveling representation of its mission, featuring musicians met along their journey; and establish the Playing For Change Foundation—a separate 501(c)3 nonprofit organization dedicated to building music and art schools for children around the world. Through these efforts, Playing For Change aims to create hope and inspiration for the future of our planet.
To learn more about the work of the PFC Foundation, visit http://www.playingforchange.org
Download this track for free, as a PFC Member: https://www.playingforchange.com/music
Keb' Mo' has been involved with PFC from the beginning. Today we go back in time to share this "A Better Man" video recorded and filmed live outside on Keb' Mo's back porch in January 2007. Keb' is featured on our Playing For Change 3: Songs Around The World album, and has chosen to donate 5% of his new album's proceeds to the Playing For Change Foundation!
MORE FROM KEB' MO
http://www.kebmo.com
https://www.facebook.com/kebmo/
https://www.instagram.com/kebmomusic
JOIN THE MOVEMENT
Subscribe to our mailing list: www.bit.ly/1x9CAfJ
Become a member: http://bit.ly/JoinAndSupportPFC
GET SOCIAL
https://playingforchange.com
https://www.facebook.com/PlayingForChange
https://twitter.com/playing4change
http://instagram.com/playing4change
Playing For Change (PFC) is a movement created to inspire and connect the world through music, born from the shared belief that music has the power to break down boundaries and overcome distances between people. The primary focus of PFC is to record and film musicians performing in their natural environments and combine their talents and cultural power in innovative videos called Songs Around The World. Creating these videos motivated PFC to form the Playing For Change Band—a tangible, traveling representation of its mission, featuring musicians met along their journey; and establish the Playing For Change Foundation—a separate 501(c)3 nonprofit organization dedicated to building music and art schools for children around the world. Through these efforts, Playing For Change aims to create hope and inspiration for the future of our planet.
To learn more about the work of the PFC Foundation, visit http://www.playingforchange.org
Enjoy a FREE previously unreleased S. Werner song here: http://www.susanwerner.com/vault.html
Keb' Mo' with special guest, singer-songwriter / multi-instrum...
Enjoy a FREE previously unreleased S. Werner song here: http://www.susanwerner.com/vault.html
Keb' Mo' with special guest, singer-songwriter / multi-instrumentalist, Susan Werner (www.susanwerner.com)
Keb' Mo' with special guest, singer-songwriter / multi-instrumentalist, Susan Werner (www.susanwerner.com)
Enjoy a FREE previously unreleased S. Werner song here: http://www.susanwerner.com/vault.html
Keb' Mo' with special guest, singer-songwriter / multi-instrumentalist, Susan Werner (www.susanwerner.com)
Keb' Mo' with special guest, singer-songwriter / multi-instrumentalist, Susan Werner (www.susanwerner.com)
A $40 donation to my indiegogo crowdfunding campaign gets you a YouTube video of any song you choose plus a copy of the finished album. http://igg.me/at/BKj2eV3...
A $40 donation to my indiegogo crowdfunding campaign gets you a YouTube video of any song you choose plus a copy of the finished album. http://igg.me/at/BKj2eV3nZr0/x/14775088
A $40 donation to my indiegogo crowdfunding campaign gets you a YouTube video of any song you choose plus a copy of the finished album. http://igg.me/at/BKj2eV3nZr0/x/14775088
Download this track for free, as a PFC Member: https://www.playingforchange.com/music
Keb' Mo' has been involved with PFC from the beginning. Today we go back in time to share this "A Better Man" video recorded and filmed live outside on Keb' Mo's back porch in January 2007. Keb' is featured on our Playing For Change 3: Songs Around The World album, and has chosen to donate 5% of his new album's proceeds to the Playing For Change Foundation!
MORE FROM KEB' MO
http://www.kebmo.com
https://www.facebook.com/kebmo/
https://www.instagram.com/kebmomusic
JOIN THE MOVEMENT
Subscribe to our mailing list: www.bit.ly/1x9CAfJ
Become a member: http://bit.ly/JoinAndSupportPFC
GET SOCIAL
https://playingforchange.com
https://www.facebook.com/PlayingForChange
https://twitter.com/playing4change
http://instagram.com/playing4change
Playing For Change (PFC) is a movement created to inspire and connect the world through music, born from the shared belief that music has the power to break down boundaries and overcome distances between people. The primary focus of PFC is to record and film musicians performing in their natural environments and combine their talents and cultural power in innovative videos called Songs Around The World. Creating these videos motivated PFC to form the Playing For Change Band—a tangible, traveling representation of its mission, featuring musicians met along their journey; and establish the Playing For Change Foundation—a separate 501(c)3 nonprofit organization dedicated to building music and art schools for children around the world. Through these efforts, Playing For Change aims to create hope and inspiration for the future of our planet.
To learn more about the work of the PFC Foundation, visit http://www.playingforchange.org
Enjoy a FREE previously unreleased S. Werner song here: http://www.susanwerner.com/vault.html
Keb' Mo' with special guest, singer-songwriter / multi-instrumentalist, Susan Werner (www.susanwerner.com)
Keb' Mo' with special guest, singer-songwriter / multi-instrumentalist, Susan Werner (www.susanwerner.com)
A $40 donation to my indiegogo crowdfunding campaign gets you a YouTube video of any song you choose plus a copy of the finished album. http://igg.me/at/BKj2eV3nZr0/x/14775088
Kevin Roosevelt Moore (born October 3, 1951), known as Keb' Mo', is a three-time American Grammy Award-winning blues musician. He is a singer, guitarist, and songwriter, currently living in Nashville, Tennessee. He has been described as "a living link to the seminal Delta blues that travelled up the Mississippi River and across the expanse of America". His post-modern blues style is influenced by many eras and genres, including folk, rock, jazz and pop. The moniker "Keb Mo" was coined by his original drummer, Quentin Dennard, and picked up by his record label as a "street talk" abbreviation of his given name.
Biography
Early life
From early on, his parents (from Louisiana and Texas) instilled him with a great appreciation for the blues and gospel music. By adolescence, he was already an accomplished guitarist.
Career
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. Keb Mo's first gold record was received for a song, "Git Fiddler", which he co-wrote with Papa John on Jefferson Starship's Red Octopus.Red Octopus hit number one on the Billboard 200 in 1975.
That streak came to an abrupt halt on Aug. 15, when I fell unconscious to the bathroom floor while visiting with family at a good friend's summer cottage ... After 65 years, this is my opportunity, as Keb Mo would say, "to make myself a better man." ... • • •.
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