Kenny "Blues Boss" Wayne

Kenny "Blues Boss" Wayne
Wayne at the Richmond Folk Festival in 2018
Background information
Birth nameKenneth Wayne Spruell
Born (1944-11-13) November 13, 1944
Spokane, Washington, United States
GenresBlues, boogie-woogie, jazz
Occupation(s)Pianist, singer, songwriter
Instrument(s)Piano, vocals
Years active1962–present
LabelsVarious
WebsiteOfficial website

Kenny "Blues Boss" Wayne (born Kenneth Wayne Spruell, November 13, 1944) is an American blues, boogie-woogie and jazz pianist, singer and songwriter. Music journalist, Jeff Johnson, writing in the Chicago Sun-Times stated, "There's no boogie-woogie-blues piano man out there today who pounds the 88's with the conviction of Kenny "Blues Boss" Wayne."