The guitar-slinger Shepherd, along with the Double Trouble rhythm section of Tommy Shannon and Chris Layton, begins in New Orleans, where they meet with Clarence "Gatemouth Brown" and Bryan Lee. Their tour busses rumble north to Shepherd's hometown of Shreveport where he and Buddy Flett jam at Leadbelly's graveside. They continue on into Mississippi to perform with B.B. King in his hometown of Indianola. Then it's over to Alabama to visit the home of Jerry "Boogie" McCain. The tour continues into rural North Carolina to meet with the Piedmont blues masters Cootie Stark, Neil Pattman, John Dee Holeman and Etta Baker. They turn West to jam with the great Henry Townsend in his St. Louis living room along with Honeyboy Edwards, who came down from Chicago for the session. Finally, the production ends at Blue Heaven Studios in Salina, KS (www.blueheavenstudios.com). There, Kenny performs with surviving members of Muddy Waters' and Howlin' Wolf's bands. The concert included Pinetop Perkins, Bob Margolin, Calvin "Fuzz" Jones, Willie "Big Eyes" Smith, Henry Gray and Hubert Sumlin along with guests Wild Child Butler, Lazy Lester, Jimmy D. Lane, Double Trouble and Noah Hunt. The performances are absolutely legendary and the beauty of the old church sanctuary with a revved up "congregation" is truly something to behold. 10 Days Out... is a no-brainer for any blues fan, but it's also the perfect introduction to the blues. And consider for historic sake that since this filming in June 2004, six of the legends documented within have died, making 10 Days Out... a crucial artifact in all future generations' explorations into such an integral part of American music history.

Track Listing
Prison Blues - Cootie Stark & Neal 'Big Daddy' Pattman
Potato Patch - Jerry 'Boogie' McCain
Honky Tonk - Buddy Flett
The Thrill Is Gone - B.B. King
Tina Marie - Bryan Lee
Born in Louisiana - Clarence 'Gatemouth' Brown
Chapel Hill Boogie - John Dee Holeman
Tears Came Rollin' Down - Henry Townsend
Knoxville Rag - Etta Baker
Big Daddy Boogie - Neal 'Big Daddy' Pattman
U-Haul - Cootie Stark
Red Rooster - Henry Gray with Howlin' Wolf Band
Sittin' on Top of the World - Hubert Sumlin with Howlin' Wolf Band
Spoonful - George 'Wild Child' Butler with Howlin' Wolf Band
Grindin' Man - Pinetop Perkins with Muddy Waters Band

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