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'Blue on Black' is a song by American blues band Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band and is the lead single from their second studio album, Trouble Is. Noah Hunt, a Cincinnati, Ohio native and Shepherd collaborator, is the lead singer. Download Kenny Wayne Shepherd Blue On Black free midi and other Kenny Wayne Shepherd free midi.
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'Blue on Black' | ||||
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Single by Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band | ||||
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Released | April 7, 1998 | |||
Format | CD single | |||
Genre | Blues rock | |||
Length | 5:30 | |||
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Producer(s) | Jerry Harrison | |||
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'Blue on Black' is a song by American blues rock band Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band. Written by Shepherd with songwriters Mark Selby and Tia Sillers, Noah Hunt provides the lead vocal. The song was originally released on their second studio album, Trouble Is... (1997). On April 7, 1998, it was released as a single and spent 42 weeks on the US BillboardHot Mainstream Rock Tracks chart and rose to number one, remaining there for six non-consecutive weeks. In 2019, Shepherd teamed up with American heavy metal band Five Finger Death Punch for a reworked version of 'Blue on Black'.
'Blue on Black' was regarded as the best rock song of 1998 by various media, including winning the Billboard Music Award for Rock Track of the Year and the song's popularity helped make Trouble Is... the 1999 Blues Album of the Year in Billboard. The song continues to be a top download of the Kenny Wayne Shepherd catalog, ranking at number one on Rhapsody. It is also his most-listened to song on Spotify with over 13 million streams.
Composition[edit]
In a August 2017 interview, Shepherd discussed the song's origins:
We wrote that when we were down in New Orleans – me, Mark and Tia. I had the music, and Mark and I were just rolling with the music and tried to develop things up. Tia came up with this idea based on a shirt that I was wearing that was blue and black. She noticed the two colors that were dominant on my shirt, and if you mix those two colors together, black consumes the blue. It doesn't amount to anything if you put the two together: You still have one color, instead of creating a new color.
So she built on that idea, and it became this really deep song. It's really up to the listener to determine how they apply it. So many people have applied it to a death in the family, an abusive relationship, a broken relationship, or whatever. There are so many different ways. That's what's beautiful about music and lyrics is trying to write a song that the listener can apply to their own experience in whatever way seems fit. And that's one of those songs.[1]
Overview[edit]
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Shepherd discussed the song's commercial significance in an interview:
The success at rock radio that we had early in my career, with 'Blue on Black,' I think we set a record. When that song was out, it definitely helped expose my music to a wider audience, and also, by gaining that exposure, then I get to turn a lot of those people on to the blues who may not have listened to the blues otherwise.[2]
As Shepherd's signature song, 'Blue on Black' often closes his concerts just prior to 'Voodoo Child'.[3] The Jimi Hendrix cover was also included on the 'Blue on Black' CD single.
The song has been included on compilation albums such as Loaded with Hits (2000), Double Shot of Blues (2001), and Powered by Fender: The Players (2003). A live version was included on WCCC Live at Planet of Sound in 2005.[citation needed]
Heavy metal band Five Finger Death Punch covered the song on their 2018 album And Justice for None. They released the official music video for the song on April 11, 2019. This rendition features Kenny Wayne Shepherd, country musician Brantley Gilbert and Queen guitarist Brian May. Proceeds from the song are to be donated to The Gary Sinise Foundation to benefit first responders.[4][5] This version debuted and peaked at number 2 on the US Digital Song Sales chart and No. 66 on the Billboard Hot 100, marking Five Finger Death Punch's first visit to the latter list since 2011 and also became the band's record-extending 10th Hard Rock Digital Song Sales number 1.[6]
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Charts and recognition[edit]
'Blue on Black' reached number 78 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart.[7] It also reached the top position on the magazine's Mainstream Rock Tracks chart.[8]
In honor of the hit single, the Martin Guitar Company issued its Kenny Wayne Shepherd Limited Edition Signature model JC-16KWS, a distinct jumbo model in dark blue, in January 2001. The guitar design was inspired by the imagery evoked in the song's lyrics.[9] Proceeds from the model were to be donated to Providence House, a Shreveport, Louisiana shelter and development program for homeless families with children.
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^'Kenny Wayne Shepherd: Songwriter Interviews'. Songfacts. Retrieved March 23, 2018.
- ^Peerless, Beth (May 21, 2009). 'B.B. King, Joe Cocker, Kenny Wayne Shepard, Leon Russell top exemplary Santa Cruz Blues Festival lineup'. Monterey Herald.com. Archived from the original on February 24, 2012. Retrieved May 30, 2009.
- ^Landers, Rick Kenny Wayne Shepherd InterviewArchived October 16, 2009, at the Wayback Machine ModernGuitars.com (December 7, 2007). Retrieved on May 30, 2009.
- ^Five Finger Death Punch (2019-04-11), Five Finger Death Punch - Blue On Black (feat. Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Brantley Gilbert & Brian May), retrieved 2019-04-13
- ^News, Richard Bienstock 2019-04-12T14:35:47Z. 'Listen to Brian May and Kenny Wayne Shepherd Guest on Five Finger Death Punch's 'Blue on Black''. guitarworld. Retrieved 2019-04-13.
- ^'Five Finger Death Punch's 'Blue on Black' Cover Hits Hot 100 & Hot Rock Songs Chart'. Billboard. Retrieved 2019-04-26.
- ^'Kenny Wayne Shepherd Chart History'. Billboard. Retrieved May 6, 2018.
- ^'Kenny Wayne Shepherd Chart History'. Billboard. Retrieved May 6, 2018.
- ^Martin Introduces Kenny Wayne Shepherd Jumbo[permanent dead link] HarmonyCentral.com (January 18, 2001). Retrieved on 5-30-09.
External links[edit]
- Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics
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