| Ledbetter Heights | ||||
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| Released | September 19, 1995 | |||
| Recorded | 1994–1995 | |||
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| Genre | Blues, blues rock | |||
| Length | 60:55 | |||
| Label | Giant Records | |||
| Producer | Kenny Wayne Shepherd, David Z | |||
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Ledbetter Heights is the debut album by American blues solo artist Kenny Wayne Shepherd, released on September 19, 1995, when Shepherd was 18 years old. The album's name refers to a neighborhood in Shepherd's hometown of Shreveport, Louisiana. It also featured lead singer Corey Sterling on vocals.
Ledbetter Heights was an immediate hit, selling over 500,000 copies by early 1996. It was certified Gold by the RIAA in 1996 and certified Platinum by 2004, and achieved an unusual level of commercial success for a blues album, especially considering Shepherd's young age at release.[1] Ledbetter Heights also spent 20 weeks topping Billboard's blues chart. In their list of blues artists, Guitar World voted Shepherd #3 after B. B. King and Eric Clapton.[2]
- ^ AllMusic – biography page
- ^ Russell, Tony (1997). The Blues – From Robert Johnson to Robert Cray. Dubai: Carlton Books Limited. p. 166. ISBN 1-85868-255-X.