# Kevin Bowe > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Kevin_Bowe > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Kevin_Bowe.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin_Bowe > Source revision: 1354335257 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{short description|American singer-songwriter}} {{Use mdy dates|date=July 2018}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = Kevin Bowe | image = | caption = | birth_name = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1961|02|27}} | origin = [Minneapolis](/source/Minneapolis), Minnesota, U.S. | instrument = Guitar | genre = [Alternative rock](/source/Alternative_rock), [roots rock](/source/roots_rock), [blues](/source/blues) | occupation = Musician, songwriter, producer | years_active = 1979–present | label = }} '''Kevin Bowe''' (born February 27, 1961) is an American songwriter, record producer and musician from [Minneapolis](/source/Minneapolis). He is best known for his work with prominent rock and blues artists including [Paul Westerberg](/source/Paul_Westerberg){{cite news |last=MacDonald |first=Patrick |date=February 18, 2005 |title=Are you a friend of Paul Westerberg? |url=https://www.seattletimes.com/entertainment/are-you-a-friend-of-paul-westerberg/ |work=[The Seattle Times](/source/The_Seattle_Times) |location=Seattle |access-date=June 8, 2018 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170725000244/http://www.seattletimes.com/entertainment/are-you-a-friend-of-paul-westerberg/ |archive-date=July 25, 2017 }} and the [Replacements](/source/The_Replacements_(band));{{cite book|author=Jim Walsh|title=The Replacements: All Over But the Shouting: An Oral History|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=huiJW-4qRnQC&pg=PA269|date=November 30, 2009|publisher=Voyageur Press|isbn=978-1-61673-978-2|pages=269–|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180714214134/https://books.google.com/books?id=huiJW-4qRnQC&pg=PA269|archive-date=July 14, 2018}} writing songs for hit albums by [Jonny Lang](/source/Jonny_Lang){{AllMusic |class= album|id= lie-to-me-mw0000086420|tab= |label=Jonny Lang – Lie To Me|accessdate= 15 May 2018}}{{AllMusic |class= album|id= wander-this-world-mw0000042723|tab= |label=Jonny Lang – Wander This World|accessdate= 15 May 2018}} and [Kenny Wayne Shepherd](/source/Kenny_Wayne_Shepherd);{{AllMusic |class= album|id= ledbetter-heights-mw0000176275|tab= |label=Ledbetter Heights|last=Owens |first=Thom |accessdate= 15 May 2018}} as well as [Etta James](/source/Etta_James)' Grammy-winning ''[Let's Roll](/source/Let's_Roll)''.{{AllMusic |class= album|id= lets-roll-mw0000020331|tab= |label=Etta James – Let's Roll|last=Henderson |first=Alex |accessdate= 14 July 2018}} He has contributed to dozens of albums over his career,{{AllMusic |class= artist|id= kevin-bowe-mn0000083209|tab=credits |label= Kevin Bowe – Credits|accessdate= 15 May 2018}} including several of his own as a bandleader; he has appeared on many film and television soundtracks{{cite book|author1=John Bowe|author2=Marisa Bowe|author3=Sabin Streeter|title=Gig: Americans Talk About Their Jobs|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qNul6gQdbj4C&pg=PA327|date=February 4, 2009|publisher=Crown/Archetype|isbn=978-0-307-56576-1|pages=327–|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180714214134/https://books.google.com/books?id=qNul6gQdbj4C&pg=PA327|archive-date=July 14, 2018}} including [ESPN](/source/ESPN){{cite news |last=Bruch |first=Michelle |date=October 29, 2012 |title=An album of his own |url=http://www.southwestjournal.com/news/2012/10/an-album-of-his-own/ |work=Southwest Journal |location=Minneapolis |access-date=July 1, 2018 |archive-date=July 14, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180714110914/http://www.southwestjournal.com/news/2012/10/an-album-of-his-own/ |url-status=dead }} and ''[The Sopranos](/source/The_Sopranos)''.{{cite web |url=https://www.loc.gov/item/jots.200156786/ |title=Jazz on the Screen Filmography: The Sopranos |publisher=Library of Congress |access-date=June 29, 2018 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180714214134/https://www.loc.gov/item/jots.200156786/ |archive-date=July 14, 2018 }} His songs have been covered by many prominent rock and blues artists, including [Joe Cocker](/source/Joe_Cocker), [Lynyrd Skynyrd](/source/Lynyrd_Skynyrd), [Robben Ford](/source/Robben_Ford), and [John Mayall](/source/John_Mayall). == Career == After growing up in rural Minnesota, Bowe became part of the burgeoning rock scene in early 1980s Minneapolis which spawned [Hüsker Dü](/source/H%C3%BCsker_D%C3%BC) and The Replacements,{{AllMusic |class= artist|id= kevin-bowe-mn0000083209|tab= |label= Kevin Bowe|last= Hage|first= Erik |accessdate= 15 May 2018}} fronting [alternative rock](/source/alternative_rock) and [Americana](/source/Americana_(music)) bands including The Dads,{{cite book|author=Bob Mehr|title=Trouble Boys: The True Story of the Replacements|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=UbvCAwAAQBAJ&pg=PT392|date=March 1, 2016|publisher=Da Capo Press|isbn=978-0-306-82203-2|pages=51–52,114,425|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180714214134/https://books.google.com/books?id=UbvCAwAAQBAJ&pg=PT392|archive-date=July 14, 2018}} Summer of Love,{{cite journal |title=Underground |journal=Spin|date=December 1985 |last=Enthal |first=Andrea |volume=1 |issue=8 |pages=34–35 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=CBAN_GTP9B4C |access-date=16 May 2018 }} and The Revelators.{{AllMusic |class= album|id= blackie-fords-revenge-mw0000894435|tab= |label=The Revelators – Blackie Ford's Revenge|accessdate= 15 May 2018}} His career began when his Revelators song "Riverside" was covered by Kenny Wayne Shepherd on his platinum-selling album ''[Ledbetter Heights](/source/Ledbetter_Heights)''{{AllMusic |class= album|id= ledbetter-heights-mw0000176275|tab= |label=Ledbetter Heights|last=Owens |first=Thom |accessdate= 15 May 2018}} leading to a songwriting contract with rock legends [Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller](/source/Jerry_Leiber_and_Mike_Stoller) in 1997.{{cite book|title=Billboard|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2gkEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA38|date=August 16, 1997|publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc.|pages=38–}} Bowe discovered blues guitarist Jonny Lang, then still a teenager, at a blues jam in [Fargo, North Dakota](/source/Fargo%2C_North_Dakota).{{cite book|author=Paul Metsa|title=Blue Guitar Highway|url=https://archive.org/details/blueguitarhighwa0000mets|url-access=registration|year=2011|publisher=University of Minnesota Press|isbn=978-0-8166-7642-2|pages=[https://archive.org/details/blueguitarhighwa0000mets/page/147 147]}} He contributed songs for Lang's breakthrough hit albums ''[Lie To Me](/source/Lie_To_Me)'' in 1997 and the [Grammy](/source/Grammy)-nominated ''[Wander This World](/source/Wander_This_World)'' in 1998. The next year, Bowe made his debut as a producer with another teenage blues guitarist, [Shannon Curfman](/source/Shannon_Curfman)'s ''[Loud Guitars, Big Suspicions](/source/Loud_Guitars%2C_Big_Suspicions)''.{{AllMusic |class= album|id= loud-guitars-big-suspicions-mw0000251140|tab= |label=Shannon Curfman – Loud Guitars, Big Suspicions|accessdate= 15 May 2018}} Bowe's most famous work has been as a songwriter for other artists. He co-wrote four songs on Etta James’ 2003 Grammy-winning album ''[Let's Roll](/source/Let's_Roll)'',{{Citation | last = Bream | first = Jon | title = What's a Grammy worth? Minnesota winners sound off on music's biggest award | newspaper = Star Tribune | date = February 14, 2016 | url = http://www.startribune.com/what-s-a-grammy-worth-minnesota-winners-sound-off-on-music-s-biggest-award/368672751/ | access-date = 16 May 2018 | url-status = live | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20180714110833/http://www.startribune.com/what-s-a-grammy-worth-minnesota-winners-sound-off-on-music-s-biggest-award/368672751/ | archive-date = July 14, 2018 }} including "The Blues Is My Business," which was later covered by [E Street Band](/source/E_Street_Band) guitarist [Little Steven Van Zandt](/source/Little_Steven_Van_Zandt) on his solo record ''[Soulfire](/source/Soulfire_(Little_Steven_album))''.{{cite magazine |last=Kaufman |first=Gil |date=May 12, 2017 |title=Little Steven Talks First Album in Two Decades, 'Soulfire,' Listen to 'Blues Is My Business' |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/rock/little-steven-solo-album-soulfire-blues-is-my-business-premiere-7792965/ |magazine=[Billboard](/source/Billboard_(magazine)) |access-date=June 7, 2018 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171021175517/http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/rock/7792965/little-steven-solo-album-soulfire-blues-is-my-business-premiere |archive-date=October 21, 2017 }} Other notable songs include "Sault Ste. Marie", covered by Three Dog Night{{AllMusic |class= song|id=sault-ste-marie-mt0008555323 |tab= |label=Sault Ste. Marie |accessdate= 15 May 2018}} as well as Lynyrd Skynyrd's "Dead Man Walkin'" (co-written with the band) on the 2003 album ''Vicious Cycle''.{{cite book|author=Randy Poe|title=The New Songwriter's Guide to Music Publishing|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jZbOT-wM2OMC&pg=PA13|date=November 16, 2005|publisher=Writer's Digest Books|isbn=1-59963-330-2|pages=13–}}{{AllMusic |class= song|id= dead-man-walkin-mt0006042097|tab= |label=Lynyrd Skynyrd - Dead Man Walkin'|accessdate= 3 July 2018}} Bowe has a longstanding friendship and working relationship with Replacements frontman Paul Westerberg, having begun as contemporaries starting out in the Minneapolis music scene.{{cite web |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/everybody-lies-by-kevin-bowe-featuring-paul-westerberg-free-mp3-20120928 |title='Everybody Lies' by Kevin Bowe Featuring Paul Westerberg |newspaper=[Rolling Stone](/source/Rolling_Stone) |date=September 28, 2012 |access-date=16 May 2018 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161231034149/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/everybody-lies-by-kevin-bowe-featuring-paul-westerberg-free-mp3-20120928 |archive-date=December 31, 2016 }} Bowe's band The Dads were the headliners at the earliest known recorded live performance of the Replacements, at Minneapolis club [Jay's Longhorn Bar](/source/Jay's_Longhorn_Bar) in July 1980.{{cite web |url=http://replacementslivearchive.blogspot.com/2014/03/july-17-1980-longhorn-bar-minneapolis-mn.html |title=Replacements Live Archive Project: July 17, 1980, Longhorn Bar, Minneapolis, MN |date=March 18, 2014 |access-date=16 May 2018 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180714214134/http://replacementslivearchive.blogspot.com/2014/03/july-17-1980-longhorn-bar-minneapolis-mn.html |archive-date=July 14, 2018 }} He played guitar in Westerberg's solo touring band His Only Friends in the early 2000s,{{cite magazine |last=Tannenbaum |first=Rob |date=October 3, 2012 |title=The Replacements Reunite for Covers EP |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/the-replacements-reunite-for-covers-ep-20121003 |magazine=Rolling Stone |access-date=May 30, 2018 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180318070627/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/the-replacements-reunite-for-covers-ep-20121003 |archive-date=March 18, 2018 }} and joined the Replacements in 2012 to record the six-song EP ''[Songs for Slim](/source/Songs_for_Slim).''{{cite magazine |date=August 17, 2013 |title=The Replacements Complete Lineup With Josh Freese, Dave Minehan |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/5657736/the-replacements-complete-lineup-with-josh-freese-dave-minehan |magazine=Billboard |access-date=May 30, 2018 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170810033406/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/5657736/the-replacements-complete-lineup-with-josh-freese-dave-minehan |archive-date=August 10, 2017 }} The band also recorded at Bowe's home studio around that time, though none of the material from those sessions has yet been released.{{cite magazine |last=Gensler |first=Andy |date=April 24, 2015 |title=The Replacements Back on Track: Recording New Music, Vinyl Box Sets, Documentary Planned |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/6545755/the-replacements-new-music-box-sets-documentary-book-fall-secret |magazine=Billboard |access-date=May 30, 2018 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160619221741/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/6545755/the-replacements-new-music-box-sets-documentary-book-fall-secret |archive-date=June 19, 2016 }} Besides Westerberg, Bowe (often with his band Okemah Prophets) has also frequently been a touring or live backing musician for [Freedy Johnston](/source/Freedy_Johnston) and the [Jayhawks](/source/Jayhawks_(band))' [Gary Louris](/source/Gary_Louris).{{cite news |last= Riemenschneider |first= Chris |date= April 29, 2013 |title= Filling in, Gary Louris fits right in at Dakota debut |url= http://www.startribune.com/filling-in-gary-louris-fits-right-in-at-dakota-debut/ |newspaper= Star Tribune |access-date= May 30, 2018 }}{{Dead link|date=February 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} Bowe has produced records by several notable Minneapolis bands, including indie-folk band [Communist Daughter](/source/Communist_Daughter)'s 2016 album, ''The Cracks That Built the Wall,''{{cite news |last=Morgan |first=Richard |date=November 10, 2016 |title=How a Minneapolis producer coaxed Communist Daughter into recording one of the year's best albums |url=http://www.startribune.com/how-a-minneapolis-producer-coaxed-communist-daughter-into-recording-one-of-the-year-s-best-albums/400708571/ |work=Star Tribune |location=Minneapolis |access-date=May 30, 2018 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161116232511/http://www.startribune.com/how-a-minneapolis-producer-coaxed-communist-daughter-into-recording-one-of-the-year-s-best-albums/400708571/ |archive-date=November 16, 2016 }}{{cite news |last= Danton |first= Eric R. |date= October 28, 2016 |title= Communist Daughter: ''The Cracks That Built the Wall'' Review |url= https://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2016/10/communist-daughter-the-cracks-that-built-the-wall.html |work= Paste Magazine |access-date= June 7, 2018 |url-status= live |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20180714110821/https://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2016/10/communist-daughter-the-cracks-that-built-the-wall.html |archive-date= July 14, 2018 }}{{cite web |url=https://consequence.net/2016/09/communist-daughter-struggle-to-hold-back-their-emotions-on-new-song-listen/ |title=Communist Daughter struggle to 'Hold Back' their emotions on new song |work=Consequence of Sound |first=Michelle |last=Geslanion |date=September 27, 2016 |access-date=7 June 2018 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171114040409/https://consequenceofsound.net/2016/09/communist-daughter-struggle-to-hold-back-their-emotions-on-new-song-listen/ |archive-date=November 14, 2017 }} and punk group [Suicide Commandos](/source/Suicide_Commandos)' comeback album ''Time Bomb''.{{Citation | last = Raihala | first = Ross | title = After nearly 40 years, Suicide Commandos release a second album | newspaper = St. Paul Pioneer Press | date = May 4, 2017 | url = https://www.twincities.com/2017/05/04/after-nearly-four-decades-the-suicide-commandos-release-second-album/ | access-date = 16 May 2018 | url-status = live | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170511111248/http://www.twincities.com/2017/05/04/after-nearly-four-decades-the-suicide-commandos-release-second-album/ | archive-date = May 11, 2017 }}{{Cite AV media notes |title=Time Bomb |others=[Suicide Commandos](/source/Suicide_Commandos) |year=2017 |url=http://www.twintone.com/booklet/89403.pdf |page=3 |type=Liner notes |publisher=[Twin/Tone](/source/Twin%2FTone) |location=Minneapolis |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170615184709/http://www.twintone.com/booklet/89403.pdf |archive-date=June 15, 2017 }} === Work as a primary performer === Bowe has released five albums with his roots-rock band the Okemah Prophets, most recently ''Every Part of the Buffalo''. 2012's ''Natchez Trace'' included a song co-written with Westerberg, "Everybody Lies," and guest performances by Westerberg, the [Meat Puppets](/source/Meat_Puppets), [Wilco](/source/Wilco) guitarist [Nels Cline](/source/Nels_Cline); Communist Daughter's Johnny Solomon and Molly Moore; Jayhawks drummer Tim O'Reagan, Freedy Johnston, [Chuck Prophet](/source/Chuck_Prophet), Phil Solem of the [Rembrandts](/source/Rembrandts), and [Bob Dylan](/source/Bob_Dylan) violinist [Scarlet Rivera](/source/Scarlet_Rivera){{Citation | last = Raihala | first = Ross | title = Five years in the making, 'Natchez Trace' gives Kevin Bowe his own spotlight | newspaper = St. Paul Pioneer Press | date = June 6, 2012 | url = https://www.twincities.com/2012/06/06/five-years-in-the-making-natchez-trace-gives-kevin-bowe-his-own-spotlight/ |access-date=16 May 2018}}{{cite web|url=https://blogs.mprnews.org/state-of-the-arts/2012/06/kevin-bowe-performs-his-own-songs-for-a-change/|title=Rocker Kevin Bowe writes for himself on 'Natchez Trace'|work=[MPR News](/source/MPR_News)|first=Chris|last=Roberts|date=June 8, 2012|access-date=16 May 2018|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180714214134/https://blogs.mprnews.org/state-of-the-arts/2012/06/kevin-bowe-performs-his-own-songs-for-a-change/|archive-date=July 14, 2018}}{{cite web|url=https://www.minnpost.com/arts-culture/2012/06/minneapolis-musiciansongwriter-kevin-bowe%E2%80%99s-got-his-own-album-do|title=Minneapolis musician/songwriter Kevin Bowe's got his own album to do|work=[MinnPost](/source/MinnPost)|first=Jim|last=Walsh|date=June 8, 2012|access-date=16 May 2018|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140327104302/http://www.minnpost.com/arts-culture/2012/06/minneapolis-musiciansongwriter-kevin-bowe%E2%80%99s-got-his-own-album-do|archive-date=March 27, 2014}} The band is named after folk singer [Woody Guthrie](/source/Woody_Guthrie)'s birthplace, [Okemah, Oklahoma](/source/Okemah%2C_Oklahoma).{{cite news |last=Davis |first=Sandi |date=July 6, 2001 |title=Woody Guthrie Festival Folk music returns to Okemah this weekend |url=https://newsok.com/article/2747299/woody-guthrie-festival-folk-music-returns-to-okemah-this-weekend |work=[The Oklahoman](/source/The_Oklahoman) |access-date=June 7, 2018 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180714214134/https://newsok.com/article/2747299/woody-guthrie-festival-folk-music-returns-to-okemah-this-weekend |archive-date=July 14, 2018 }} The band has received critical praise for Bowe's songwriting, which ''[No Depression](/source/No_Depression_(magazine))'' magazine says is "criminally catchy."{{cite news |date=February 29, 2000 |title=Kevin Bowe & The Okemah Prophets – Restoration (Review) |url=http://nodepression.com/album-review/kevin-bowe-okemah-prophets-restoration |work=[No Depression](/source/No_Depression_(magazine)) |access-date=June 7, 2018 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161210232239/http://nodepression.com/album-review/kevin-bowe-okemah-prophets-restoration |archive-date=December 10, 2016 }} === Personal life === Bowe also taught music and audio production at Minneapolis' Institute of Production & Recording. His wife, Ruth Whitney Bowe started Fine Line Music Cafe, a Minneapolis nightclub in 1987 and owned it until 1990.{{cite news |last= Riemenschneider |first= Chris |date= July 30, 2013 |title= Fine Line Music Cafe in Minneapolis sold to Aqua nightclub owners |url= http://www.startribune.com/aqua-owners-buy-fine-line-music-cafe/217605471/ |newspaper= Star Tribune |access-date= May 30, 2018 |url-status= live |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20180702071744/http://www.startribune.com/aqua-owners-buy-fine-line-music-cafe/217605471/ |archive-date= July 2, 2018 }} The couple began dating shortly after Bowe performed at the club around the time of its opening. [Prince](/source/Prince_(musician)) asked her later to help him open another club in downtown Minneapolis, Glam Slam.{{cite news |date=October 20, 1990 |title=Glam Slam |url= https://www.postbulletin.com/glam-slam/article_c21bcf8a-0f54-5cd9-81d6-15de9b3dceaa.html |work=Rochester Post-Bulletin |location=Rochester, Minnesota |access-date=July 14, 2018 }}{{cite book|author=Ronin Ro|title=Prince: Inside the Music and the Masks|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=11dZsE7iGdcC&pg=PA204|date=October 25, 2011|publisher=St. Martin's Press|isbn=978-0-312-38300-8|pages=204–|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180714214134/https://books.google.com/books?id=11dZsE7iGdcC&pg=PA204|archive-date=July 14, 2018}} == Selected discography == ===As main performer=== '''Kevin Bowe and the Okemah Prophets''':{{AllMusic |class= artist|id= kevin-bowe-mn0000083209|tab=discography |label= Kevin Bowe – Discography|accessdate= 15 May 2018}} * ''Every Part of the Buffalo'' (2018, Okemah Records) * ''Natchez Trace'' (2012, Okemah Records) * ''Angels on the Freeway'' (2003, Corazong Records) * ''Love Songs & Murder Ballads'' (2001, Okemah Records) * ''Restoration'' (2000, Orchard) '''The Revelators''': *''Blackie Ford's Revenge'' (1994, Sun House Records) ===As writer, producer or backing musician=== {{columns-list|colwidth=22em| * 1995: [Kenny Wayne Shepherd](/source/Kenny_Wayne_Shepherd), ''[Ledbetter Heights](/source/Ledbetter_Heights)'' (writer) * 1997: [Jonny Lang](/source/Jonny_Lang), ''[Lie To Me](/source/Lie_To_Me)'' (writer){{AllMusic |class= album|id= lie-to-me-mw0000086420|tab= |label=Lie To Me|accessdate= 15 May 2018}} * 1998: [Jonny Lang](/source/Jonny_Lang), ''[Wander This World](/source/Wander_This_World)'' (writer){{AllMusic |class= album|id= wander-this-world-mw0000042723|tab= |label=Wander This World|accessdate= 15 May 2018}} * 1999: [Shannon Curfman](/source/Shannon_Curfman), ''[Loud Guitars, Big Suspicions](/source/Loud_Guitars%2C_Big_Suspicions)'' (writer, producer){{AllMusic |class= album|id= loud-guitars-big-suspicions-mw0000251140|tab= |label=Loud Guitars, Big Suspicions|accessdate= 15 May 2018}} * 2000: [Peter Case](/source/Peter_Case), ''[Flying Saucer Blues](/source/Flying_Saucer_Blues)'' (writer){{AllMusic |class= album|id= flying-saucer-blues-mw0000061965|tab= |label=Peter Case – Flying Saucer Blues|accessdate= 15 May 2018}} * 2000: ''Where the Heart Is (Original Soundtrack)'' (writer){{AllMusic |class= album|id=where-the-heart-is-original-soundtrack-mw0000605791 |tab= |label=Where the Heart Is (Original Soundtrack) |accessdate= 13 July 2018}} * 2001: [John Mayall](/source/John_Mayall), ''Along for the Ride'' (writer){{AllMusic |class= album|id= along-for-the-ride-mw0000520850|tab= |label=John Mayall – Along For the Ride|accessdate= 15 May 2018}} * 2002: [Ana Popović](/source/Ana_Popovi%C4%87), ''Hush''' (writer){{AllMusic |class= album|id= hush%21-mw0000657926|tab= |label=Ana Popovic – Hush|accessdate= 15 May 2018}} * 2001: [The Proclaimers](/source/The_Proclaimers), ''[Persevere](/source/Persevere)'' (guitarist){{AllMusic |class= album|id=persevere-mw0000003970 |tab= |label=The Procl;aimers – Persevere |last=Azpiri |first=Jon |accessdate= 15 May 2018}} * 2002: [Three Dog Night](/source/Three_Dog_Night), ''Three Dog Night With the London Symphony Orchestra'' (writer){{AllMusic |class= song|id=sault-ste-marie-mt0008555323 |tab= |label=Sault Ste. Marie |accessdate= 15 May 2018}} * 2002: [Robben Ford](/source/Robben_Ford), ''Blue Moon'' (writer){{AllMusic |class= album|id= blue-moon-mw0000219508|tab= |label=Robben Ford – Blue Moon|accessdate= 15 May 2018}} * 2003: [Etta James](/source/Etta_James), ''[Let's Roll](/source/Let's_Roll)'' (writer){{AllMusic |class= album|id= lets-roll-mw0000020331|tab= |label=Etta James – Let's Roll|last=Henderson |first=Alex |accessdate= 14 July 2018}} * 2003: [Lynyrd Skynyrd](/source/Lynyrd_Skynyrd), ''[Vicious Cycle](/source/Vicious_Cycle_(album))'' (writer) * 2004: [Warren Brothers](/source/Warren_Brothers), ''[Well Deserved Obscurity](/source/Well_Deserved_Obscurity)'' (writer){{AllMusic |class= album|id= well-deserved-obscurity-mw0000329874|tab= |label=Warren Brothers – Well Deserved Obscurity|accessdate= 15 May 2018}} * 2005: [Tommy Castro](/source/Tommy_Castro), ''[Soul Shaker](/source/Soul_Shaker)'' (writer, producer){{AllMusic |class= album|id= soul-shaker-mw0000140412|tab= |label=Tommy Castro – Soul Shaker|accessdate= 15 May 2018}} * 2006: [Paul Westerberg](/source/Paul_Westerberg), ''Open Season'' (producer){{AllMusic |class= album|id=open-season-original-soundtrack-https://www.allmusic.com/artist/kevin-bowe-mn0000083209/biography |tab= |label=Open Season (Original Soundtrack) |accessdate= 15 May 2018}} * 2006: [John Brannen](/source/John_Brannen_(singer)), ''Twilight Tattoo'' (writer){{AllMusic |class= album|id= twilight-tattoo-mw0000542216 |tab= |label= John Brannen – Twilight Tattoo|accessdate= 15 May 2018}} * 2007: [Tommy Castro](/source/Tommy_Castro), ''Painkiller'' (writer){{AllMusic |class= album|id= painkiller-mw0000560941 |tab= |label=Tommy Castro – Painkiller |accessdate= 15 May 2018}} * 2009: [Meat Puppets](/source/Meat_Puppets), ''[Sewn Together](/source/Sewn_Together)'' (mixer, guitarist, dulcimer, percussion){{AllMusic |class= album|id= sewn-together-mw0000816109 |tab= |label=Meat Puppets – Sewn Together |accessdate= 15 May 2018}} * 2012: [Communist Daughter](/source/Communist_Daughter), ''Lions And Lambs'' (producer) * 2012: [Joe Cocker](/source/Joe_Cocker), ''[Fire It Up](/source/Fire_It_Up_(Joe_Cocker_album))'' (writer){{AllMusic |class= album|id= fire-it-up-mw0002423176 |tab= |label=Joe Cocker – Fire It Up|accessdate= 15 May 2018}} * 2012: [The Replacements](/source/The_Replacements_(band)), ''[Songs for Slim](/source/Songs_for_Slim)'' (guitarist) * 2014: [Tommy Castro](/source/Tommy_Castro), ''The Devil You Know'' (writer){{AllMusic |class= album|id= the-devil-you-know-mw0002600298 |tab= |label= Tommy Castro – The Devil You Know |accessdate= 15 May 2018}} * 2014: [Mark Boone Jr.](/source/Mark_Boone_Jr.), ''Bang Bang'' (producer, guitarist){{AllMusic |class= album|id=the-devil-you-know-mw0002600298 |tab= |label=Mark Boone Jr. – Bang Bang |accessdate= 15 May 2018}} * 2015: [Communist Daughter](/source/Communist_Daughter), ''Sing Sad Christmas'' (producer) * 2015: [Tommy Castro](/source/Tommy_Castro) & The Painkillers, ''Method to My Madness'' (writer){{AllMusic |class= album|id=method-to-my-madness-mw0002873113 |tab= |label=Tommy Castro & The Painkillers – Method to mMy Madness |accessdate= 15 May 2018}} * 2016: [Communist Daughter](/source/Communist_Daughter), ''The Cracks That Built The Wall'' (producer) * 2016: [Ana Popović](/source/Ana_Popovi%C4%87), ''[Trilogy](/source/Trilogy_(Ana_Popovi%C4%87_album))'' (writer){{AllMusic |class= album|id= trilogy-mw0002928658 |tab= |label= Ana Popovic – Trilogy|accessdate= 15 May 2018}} * 2017: [Steve Van Zandt](/source/Steve_Van_Zandt), ''[Soulfire](/source/Soulfire_(Little_Steven_album))'' (writer){{Citation | last = Kaufman | first = Gil | title = Little Steven Talks First Album in Two Decades, 'Soulfire,' Listen to 'Blues Is My Business' | newspaper = Billboard | url = https://www.billboard.com/music/rock/little-steven-solo-album-soulfire-blues-is-my-business-premiere-7792965/ | date = May 12, 2017 | access-date = 29 June 2018 | url-status = live | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20171021175517/http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/rock/7792965/little-steven-solo-album-soulfire-blues-is-my-business-premiere | archive-date = October 21, 2017 }} * 2017: [Suicide Commandos](/source/Suicide_Commandos), ''Time Bomb'' (producer){{Citation | last = Raihala | first = Ross | title = After nearly 40 years, Suicide Commandos release a second album | newspaper = St. Paul Pioneer Press | date = May 4, 2017 | url = https://www.twincities.com/2017/05/04/after-nearly-four-decades-the-suicide-commandos-release-second-album/ | access-date = 16 May 2018 | url-status = live | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170511111248/http://www.twincities.com/2017/05/04/after-nearly-four-decades-the-suicide-commandos-release-second-album/ | archive-date = May 11, 2017 }}{{Cite AV media notes |title=Time Bomb |others=[Suicide Commandos](/source/Suicide_Commandos) |year=2017 |url=http://www.twintone.com/booklet/89403.pdf |page=3 |type=Liner notes |publisher=[Twin/Tone](/source/Twin%2FTone) |location=Minneapolis |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170615184709/http://www.twintone.com/booklet/89403.pdf |archive-date=June 15, 2017 }}}} == References == {{Reflist}} == External links == *{{Official website|https://kevinbowe.com/}} *April 2014 interview on [Twin Cities PBS](/source/Twin_Cities_PBS) program [https://www.tpt.org/mn-original/video/Kevin-Bowe-623217H-1/ ''Minnesota Original''] * [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rKk4bT_U9P4 ''Jill of All Trades'' interview with Kevin Bowe, Oct. 7, 2017] {{Authority control}} {{Replacements}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Bowe, Kevin}} Category:1961 births Category:Living people Category:American male singer-songwriters Category:American rock songwriters Category:American rock singers Category:American rock guitarists Category:American male guitarists Category:Singer-songwriters from Minnesota Category:The Replacements (band) members Category:Guitarists from Minnesota 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