A Louisiana native now based in Nashville, Kevin Gordon is a songwriter whose work has been recorded by Keith Richards of the Rolling Stones, Levon Helm of The Band, Irma Thomas, Ronnie Hawkins, Webb Wilder, Kate Campbell, Blackie & the Rodeo Kings, and others. As a recording artist, Gordon has released three albums since 1998: "Cadillac Jack's #1 Son" and "Down to the Well" (Shanachie), and 2005's "o Come Look at the Burning"(Crowville). All three records reached the Top Ten on the Americana radio chart; numerous tracks have been used in film and television. The title track from his Down to the Well CD, a duet with Grammy winner Lucinda Williams, has been featured on two prominent compilations: the 2001 Oxford American Southern Music Sampler, and No Depression: What It Sounds like, Volume 1, released by Dualtone.
Gordon tours regularly throughout the U.S., and is a regular performer at the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival and Louisiana Folklife Festival. Also a published poet, Gordon holds an MFA degree from the renowned University of Iowa Writers' Workshop.
Band Members
a rotating cast
Influences
Tom Waits, X, Ramones, Muddy Waters, Howlin' Wolf, Jimmy Reed, Lou Reed, Rosetta Tharpe
Other Artists
Nick Lowe, Lucinda Williams, Jennifer Niceley
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