''Live and Mo is the tenth studio album by
Keb' Mo'
Kevin Roosevelt Moore (born October 3, 1951), known as Keb' Mo', is an American blues musician and five-time Grammy Award winner. He is a singer, guitarist, and songwriter, living in Nashville, Tennessee. He has been described as "a living link ...
. It was released on October 20, 2009. It is his first album released by the Yolabelle International label which he started after leaving
Sony Music
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in 2004. It is his first album to include live recordings, intertwined with studio tracks hand-picked by Mo' himself. The album is underlined with soul and jazz, and has a laid-back feel to it.
Track listing
#"Victims Of Comfort" (
Kevin Moore
Kevin Moore (born May 26, 1967) is an American keyboardist, composer, and founder of the Chroma Key music project. He is also a former member of the American progressive metal/ rock band Dream Theater, co-founder of the progressive rock super ...
,
Tim Kimber) - 4:00
#"More Than One Way Home" (
John Lewis Parker
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Kevin Moore
Kevin Moore (born May 26, 1967) is an American keyboardist, composer, and founder of the Chroma Key music project. He is also a former member of the American progressive metal/ rock band Dream Theater, co-founder of the progressive rock super ...
) - 4:58
#"Change" (
Kevin Moore
Kevin Moore (born May 26, 1967) is an American keyboardist, composer, and founder of the Chroma Key music project. He is also a former member of the American progressive metal/ rock band Dream Theater, co-founder of the progressive rock super ...
) - 4:23
#"Shave Yo' Legs" (Jeff Paris, Kevin Moore) - 4:43
#"Hole In The Bucket" (John Lewis Parker, Kevin Moore) - 2:54
#"One Friend" (Kevin Moore,
Zuriani Zonneveld) - 3:26
#"The Action" (Kevin Moore) - 4:33
#"Perpetual Blues Machines" (
Georgina Graper, Kevin Moore) - 5:27
#"Government Cheese" (Kevin Moore) - 4:39
#"A Brand New America" (John Lewis Parker, Kevin Moore) - 3:21
Live personnel
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Keb' Mo'
Kevin Roosevelt Moore (born October 3, 1951), known as Keb' Mo', is an American blues musician and five-time Grammy Award winner. He is a singer, guitarist, and songwriter, living in Nashville, Tennessee. He has been described as "a living link ...
- guitars, harmonica, vocals
*
Clayton Gibb - electric guitar, Dobro
*Jeff Paris - leyboards, vocals, mandolin
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Reggie McBride
Reggie McBride (born September 17, 1954) is an American bass player.
Biography
McBride was born and raised in Detroit, Michigan, United States; listening to Motown records, he began to play bass at the age of 8. At the age of 14, he played in ...
- bass guitar, vocals
*
Les Falconer - drums, vocals
Studio personnel
*Keb' Mo' - guitars, bass guitar (tr.1), vocals, harmonica (tr. 2), mandolin (tr. 2)
*Les King - bass guitar (tr.2)
*Kevin Moore II - drums (tr.1, 5, 10)
*Jeff Paris - keyboards (tr.1, 9)
*Courtney Branch - percussion (tr.1, 2, 9, 10)
*Lavalle Belle - drums (tr.9)
*Andrew Gouche' - bass guitar (tr.9)
*Tracy Carter - keyboards (tr.9)
*Paulie Cerra - tenor saxophone (tr.9)
*Paul Literall- trumpet (tr.9)
*Kevin McCormick - bass guitar (tr.10)
*Gregory Wachter - keyboards (tr.10)
*Agape Children's Choir - vocals (tr.10)
*Calabria Foti- violin (tr.10)
Tracks 1, 5, 9 and 10 are studio recordings. Tracks 2, 3, 4, 6, 7 and 8 are recorded live.
References
2009 live albums
Live blues albums
Keb' Mo' albums
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