For
over 40 years, Bobby Lynn Shehorn has been playing the Blues. Since
performing one of his first gigs in 1965 at an infamous black club in
his hometown of Temple, Texas; Shehorn included Blues tunes in the
several Rock bands that he played with in the 60s.
Teaming with Louisiana Rockabilly/R&B
singer-songwriter Bobby Charles in Austin in 1969, they eventually
landed in Woodstock, NY, where they played with Chicago Blues icon Paul
Butterfield. Back in Austin, Bobby Lynn Shehorn became part of the
Progressive Country Music movement of the 70s, but never stopped
including Blues in his show. By the late 70s, Shehorn had added more
soul tunes to his repertoire, booking gigs at Alexander’s, a black club
in South Austin. Returning to Woodstock in 1980, Paul Butterfield
accompanied Shehorn at his first gig back in New York.
Playing with other great players in New York in the
80s like Pee Wee Ellis (James Brown), Rick Danko, Levon Helm, Sredni
Vollmer (Don Covay), Beki Brindle (Yank Rachell), and Howie Wyeth (Bob
Dylan), Bobby Lynn Shehorn found his Blues calling when he moved to
Louisiana in 1988. In Baton Rouge, Shehorn became a regular at Tabby’s
Blues Box, where he jammed with legends Silas Hogan, Guitar Kelly, Tabby
Thomas, Chris Thomas King, Henry Gray, and the Neal Brothers. Silas
Hogan and Guitar Kelly showed a special interest in Shehorn and became
his mentors.
Relocating to the rich Blues scene in Dallas in 1990,
Bobby Lynn Shehorn performed with many great Blues players, including
Sam Myers, Joe Jonas, Curly “Barefoot” Miller, Charlie Robinson, Brian
“Hash Brown” Calway, Big Al Dupree, and Tommy Hill.
Back again in Austin since 2005, Bobby Lynn Shehorn
has recently released a new album with Yellow Rose Records that
documents his diverse Blues history titled “Still Called The Blues,”
featuring his original compositions as well as covers by Bobby Charles,
Johnnie Taylor, Paul Butterfield, Clarence “Frogman” Henry, Silas Hogan,
and Percy Sledge.
“Still Called The Blues” is getting radio airplay
across America and in Europe, as sales figures and Bobby Lynn Shehorn
fans steadily increase.
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