chris shepherd, Singer-songwriter
Chris Shepherd's smooth vocals invoke depth and volume with meaning, driving home blues messages with a soulful twist . In contrast, his gritty old school guitar speaks the straight-forward language of St. Louis's musical heritage. Brick City Blues claims its place in Old and New St. Louis as it reaches back into the city's rich musical legacy of vibrant roots and brings it's relevancy forward into the here and now. This is the essence and the excellence of the Chris Shepherd Band.
The Brick City blues
In 1849, downtown St. Louis burned to the ground from a fire that ignited and spread from boats on the levy of the Mississippi River. Thereafter, St. Louis was built of brick. It was from the banks and floodlands of the two great rivers, the Mississippi and Missouri, that brick was harvested, kilned, and mastered into the strong and stately buildings that still adorn the city today. The Brick City is the perfect compilation of beauty, earthiness, and strength of the City of St. Louis. The Chris Shepherd band derives it's life force and resiliency from the fiber of this Brick City.
St. Louis City is brick solid, grounded, and full of grace.
She's the inspiration for the Brick City Blues
“"Nobody leaves this place without singing the blues"” - Albert Collins
shows
PHOTOS
Chris Shepherd guitar gritty
Chris Shepherd Blues Band
Opening for Robert Cray
European Tour-Holland (NE)
Kingdom Brothers
The Fruchthalle, Kaiserslautern, DE
Shepherd& McDonough
Smooth soulful blues
Rich and Chris on tour in Europe
'lotta soul in the Brick City
With Ron Roskowske
Christoph Dammann & Ray Alberquerque Klug-Kaiserslautern, DE
Vocals with volume
Terry Grohman sitting in
Rich McDonough
Blumenhoff/WashMO Blues Society event
Jim Stevens sitting in
Successful Arrival, K-town, DE
CSB at Broadway Oyster Bar
Bandmates in Holland
Victory lap 2021 Europe Tour
XXL Club Sell out-NE
Herding blues cats is fun!
Sample Track
Chris Shepherd figures prominently in this international mini-documentary on the St. Louis blues scene 01/24
EPK Hi Rez Photos
Playing Festivals
Playing the US, Australia, Mexico & Europe
Crooning Originals & New Arrangements
Chris shepherd bio
Singer Songwriter
Music Made in St. Louis
Chris Shepherd is a singer/songwriter/guitarist based in St. Louis, Missouri-a town with a huge musical legacy of blues and soul. Chris is known for writing original blues, soul, rock, and blues-flavored gospel songs.
In 2019, Chris toured in Australia, as vocalist/songwriter for Kingdom Brothers. (3 albums featuring many Shepherd originals). In 2021 & 2022, Chris toured Holland and Germany with Rich McDonough. They will return to Holland again July, 2023. In Aug. 2021 Shepherd & McDonough opened for Robert Cray, receiving a standing ovation.
Resonating vocals, original songs, & gritty blues guitar make Chris an STL favorite- his popularity growing worldwide. Chris resides in St. Louis, Missouri where he continues his growing career as a singer/songwriter. Chris belongs to a beloved blues community in St. Louis whose goal is to share the blues heritage worldwide.