Kenny 'Blues Boss' Wayne (a.k.a. Kenneth Wayne Spruell) was born in Spokane, Washington USA, raised in San Francisco and now lives in Vancouver, Canada. He cites Fats Domino, Roosevelt Sykes, Professor Longhair and Pete Johnson as influences. Aside from being a featured headliner, he has backed artists ranging from Charles Mingus, Jimmy Reed, Sonny Rhodes, Joe Louis Walker & Jeff Healey…..
When columnist Paul Downs was approached by The New York Times to write for their “You’re the Boss” blog, he had been running his custom furniture business for twenty-four years strong. or mostly strong. Now, in his first book, Downs paints an honest portrait of a real business, with a real boss, a real set of employees, and the real challenges they face.