Keb' Mo's 'BLUESAmericana' Debuts At No 1 On Billboard Blues Chart And No 2 On Billboard Folk Chart

New York, NY (Top40 Charts/ Shore Fire Media) It's been an incredible week for Keb' Mo'. On Saturday, he played two new songs from 'BLUESAmericana' (released April 22 on Kind of Blue Music) on CBS This Morning's "Saturday Sessions." Yesterday, the album debuted at #1 on the Billboard Blues chart, #2 on the Billboard Folk chart, and #8 on Billboard's Independent Albums chart, after reaching the top of the Amazon Best Sellers chart.

Keb' will return to TV on May 14 with a performance on the Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson, capping an LA run that includes an album release event LA's GRAMMY Museum (5/14, already sold out!), and an appearance alongside Metallica at MusiCares' 10th Annual MAP Fund Benefit Concert at Club Nokia honoring Ozzy Osbourne and Jeff Greenberg (5/12).

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Keb' Mo' was also revealed this week to be one of the featured artists in Keith Richards' new video to raise awareness for the charity Playing for Change, performing a cover of Bob Marley's "Get Up, Stand Up." 5% of all profits from the sale of 'BLUESAmericana' will go to Playing for Change. Watch the videohere.

Keb' Mo continues his national tour through early June before embarking on a European tour in July. Go here for tour dates.