FORT PIERCE \u2014 Congrats to the Sunrise Theatre.<\/p>\n
Securing the legendary Keb Mo, a once-in-a-lifetime artist, is no small accomplishment.<\/p>\n
The musical storyteller is scheduled to perform at the Sunrise Feb. 15.<\/p>\n
The five-time Grammy Award-winning guitarist, singer\/songwriter is known for his undeniable ability to blend blues with many other genres. Keb Mo is one of the greatest and most prolific collaborators in the music business.<\/p>\n
James Taylor, Taj Mahal, Darius Rucker, Bono, Gary Clark Jr., and Susan Tedesci are just a scant few name drops from a very long, distinguished list.<\/p>\n
The master guitarist has performed everywhere from Carnegie Hall to most of those show-stopping award show performances. The singer\/songwriter composed music for several television series, and he earned the Lifetime Achievement in Performance in 2021 from the Americana Music Association.<\/p>\n
The 74-year-old\u2019s road to fame is long. The proficient guitar player started as a kid in Compton, California playing the trumpet, steel and Congo drums, and the French horn before he moved on to his first guitar, an acoustic Silvertone that cost about $22.<\/p>\n
He played with Poppa John Creach from Jefferson Airplane in his 20s and released his first solo album, \u201cRainmaker,\u201d when he was 29.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt was a tremendous flop,\u201d he told NewsHour Weekend Special Correspondent Tom Casciato in 2022. \u201cThen 40 came and I hadn\u2019t quit yet, so I said to myself: I must be a musician.\u201d<\/p>\n
He was 42 when he released an album under his new moniker Keb Mo, a shortened version of his real name, Kevin Moore. That\u2019s when the accolades started piling up.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m just a lucky guy. I never had a big plan in life but I always put one foot in front of the other and just trusted the moments. I had ambitions to play music but no plans.\u201d<\/p>\n
Mo compares his life to Dorothy from \u201cThe Wizard of Oz.\u201d Dorothy yearns to find the iconic yellow pathway until she realizes she\u2019s standing on it.<\/p>\n
\u201cThat\u2019s me, I\u2019ve been standing on the yellow brick road the whole time\u2026my whole life.\u201d<\/p>\n