Keb’ Mo’ Signs With WME

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Keb’ Mo’. Photo: Jeremy Cowart

Five-time Grammy winner Keb’ Mo has signed with WME for representation. 

Keb’ Mo’ released his self-titled debut album in 1994, and two years later garnered his first Grammy award for Best Contemporary Blues Album (Just Like You). He eventually took home four more Grammys, including the 2020 award for Best Americana Album; received 14 Blues Foundation Awards; topped the Billboard Blues Chart seven times; and has performed everywhere from Carnegie Hall to The White House.

Throughout his career he has collaborated with Taj Mahal, Willie Nelson, Bonnie Raitt, The Chicks, and Lyle Lovett; had compositions recorded and sampled by B.B. King, Zac Brown, and BTS; released signature guitars with both Gibson and Martin; composed music for TV series like Mike and Molly, Memphis Beat, B Positive, and Martha Stewart Living; and earned the Americana Music Association’s 2021 award for Lifetime Achievement in Performance.

In addition to his music, Keb’ Mo’ also established himself as an actor over the years, appearing as himself in Martin Scorcese’s The Blues, Aaron Sorkin’s The West Wing, and even Sesame Street. He also portrayed Robert Johnson in the 1998 documentary Can’t You Hear The Wind Howl and the ghostly bluesman Possum in John Sayles’ 2007 film Honeydripper.

He recently released his latest single, “Good Strong Woman” featuring Darius Rucker, in support of his upcoming album Good to Be, which is set for release Jan. 21 via Rounder Records.

Keb’ Mo’ continues to be represented by manager Adriene Miller, co-founder of Salto Mgmt.

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