Keb' Mo' performs "Rita" at the Opry with Vince Gill

Keb' Mo' makes his Grand Ole Opry debut as he joins Vince Gill on stage for a performance of "Rita." Visit www.opry.com to find out more!

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[LeroysBBQ]

This is my favorite version on Rita so far, and I LOVE Keb Mo's music. Never pictured him with Vince Gill, but the combo works here.

[vilulfo]

Good musicians, good singers what else do you need to know. Country artists compliment blues singers and blues singers can compliment country roots. People that bitch about this need sharper ears. We are lucky to have both. Vilulfo

[snidelywhiplash]

@Vaultcracker2 Dunno if you've noticed, but most of the shit getting marketed as "country" these days - ain't.

[badfinger848]

@Vaultcracker2 Originally, blues and country were the two main genres that were combined to create rock and roll...listen to Chuck Berry and artists like that and you'll know what I mean. It wasn't until the Beatles became popular that jazz was truly incorporated into rock and roll (that is, by a popular band).

[badfinger848]

@Vaultcracker2 That's because Keb' Mo' is a blues artist. Considerning the fact that blues strongly influenced the three main genres to come after it--jazz, rock AND country (not in that order, of course)--you should be able to respect the blues.

And, yes--I do know that Celtic music also strongly influenced country music, but so did the blues.

[badfinger848]

@ROCKSTARCRANE Yeah...when Vince Gill was joined by jazz pianist/vocalist Diana Krall for the song "Faint of Heart," Gill played a great jazz solo. Brad Paisley's another country guitarist who can play jazz very well, as he's shown off on a few of his instrumental pieces such as "Les is More" and "Time Warp."

[kad1650]

Love Keb Mo, love Vince Gill.....Won of the best concerts I've seen in a long time, Bonnie Raitt and Keb Mo ........ ALL 3 are great guitar players!!!

[mrgezau]

@ROCKSTARCRANE

look up definition of country before you comment. you are embarassing yourself. it has any meanings

[ROCKSTARCRANE]

Funny...last time I looked, Nashville was a CITY, not a country. So maybe this is CITY music? Enough with the labels and the silliness. MUSIC is MUSIC, and what makes it beautiful is the soul of the player, the meaning of the song, and an audience who don't give a shit about labeling it. The "country" music of today is mostly what would have been considered "rock" 20 years ago. And is Steely Dan a rock band or a jazz band? Ever heard Vince Gill play jazz? He can and he 'smokes'.

[chewbackywooky]

You're forgettiing about DeFord Bailey, black harmonica player from the early Opry years. Then there is Charlie Pride, a real country star.