Goin' Back To Mississippi

A lot has happened in Kenny Brown‰۪s life since this record, his first solo release, was issued in 1996. Almost two decades later, he‰۪s traveled the world, most notably as a sideman with R.L. Burnside, until R.L.‰۪s passing in 2005, but many times since as a well-respected solo performer in his own right. He‰۪s played on several records by other musicians, sat-in ‰ÛÏlive‰۝ with countless others, been featured in major motion pictures at least twice (‰ÛÏBig Bad Love‰۝ and ‰ÛÏBlack Snake Moan‰۝) and released three more solo recordings of his own ‰ÛÒ 2003‰Û_s ‰ÛÏStingray‰۝ for the Fat Possum label, 2008‰Û_s ‰ÛÏMeet Ya In The Bottom‰۝ and 2011‰Û_s ‰ÛÏCan‰۪t Stay Long.‰۝ For the past eight years, heading in to the ninth as I write this, he and his wife, Sara, have hosted the North Mississippi Hill Country Picnic, a two-day gathering, carrying on the musical tradition of the region and continuing to showcase the artists that Kenny has now become an elder statesman of. This first solo rel