Keb' Mo' (born October 3, 1951 in South Los Angeles, California as Kevin Mo… Read Full Bio ↴Keb' Mo' (born October 3, 1951 in South Los Angeles, California as Kevin Moore) is an American blues singer, guitarist, and songwriter.

He first started recording in the early 1970s with Jefferson Airplane violinist Papa John Creach. Creach hired him when Moore was just twenty-one years old; Moore appeared on four of Creach's albums.

He was further immersed in the blues with his long stint in the Whodunit Band, headed by Bobby "Blue" Bland producer Monk Higgins. Moore jammed with Albert Collins and Big Joe Turner.

In 1996 he released Just Like You, which featured guest appearances from Jackson Browne and Bonnie Raitt.

In 2004, he appeared on Amy Grant: Greatest Hits 1986-2004 in a duet entitled "Come Be with Me", which became a modest success on pop radio.

In 2005 he appeared on Buddy Guy's version of "Ain't No Sunshine", along with Tracy Chapman. That same year, he appeared on Eric Clapton's album Back Home. In 2006, he co-wrote the song, "I Hope", with the Dixie Chicks for their album, Taking the Long Way.

Moore also provided vocals to Marcus Miller's 2007 album, Free on the track entitled "Milky Way" and again on Miller's 2008 album entitled, Marcus.

According to Songfacts, in 2010 I See Love was used as the opening theme tune for American sitcom Mike & Molly.

Keb' Mo's website is at http://www.kebmo.com/
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Keb' Mo' is one of the foremost contemporary blues artists. With an endearing sense of faith in humanity evident on most of his tracks and a very interestingly textured voice, this man has successfully merged traditional Delta blues and modern acoustic singer-songwritership. While it's a stretch to call him a traditionalist, Keb' Mo' plays a mean guitar, and the meticulously played guitar on each one of his songs is awe-inspiring.

After spending his early career backing blues artists up, he released his debut album in 1994. He also appeared in Scorsese's film about the blues. As the only man to my knowlege that has incorporated the word "internet" into a blues song, it is clear that Keb' Mo' is unique and has, in an unprecedented manner, carved out his own genre that never fails to make the listener smile.

Rainmaker
Keb' Mo' Lyrics

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Takin' it easy, moving slow
It's always calm just before the storm, you know
Along she came, with a brand new season
Since we've been together
There's been a change in the weather

She's a rainmaker
She makes the rain fall from my eyes

She's a rainmaker
She makes a grown man wanna cry

Well, I never thought
That a tear could fall
From the eyes of a man
Who never even cried at all
Now, I've been happy
I've been blue
For the change in the season

She's a rainmaker
She makes the rain fall from my eyes
She's a rainmaker
She makes a grown man wanna cry

The lightning flashes, the thunder roars
There's no stoppin' the wind
The tide is washing
Her a path to my door
I've never ever loved like this before

Storm is over, the sun is bright
There's a rainbow in my life
Clouds are gone, the sky is clear
And since we've been together
There's been a change in the weather

She's a rainmaker
She makes the rain fall from my eyes
She's a rainmaker
She makes a grown man wanna cry

She's a rainmaker
She makes the rain fall from my eyes

She's a rainmaker
She makes a grown man wanna cry

Overall Meaning

The song "Rainmaker" by Keb' Mo' is a soulful ballad about the transformative power of love. It describes the singer's experience of meeting someone special who brings a fresh start to his life. The lyrics begin by describing a sense of peace and stillness before a storm, which is a metaphor for the singer's life before meeting his love interest. However, everything changes when she enters his life - she is a "rainmaker" who transforms his emotional landscape by making him feel things he never thought he could. The chorus repeats the title phrase ("She's a rainmaker") – suggesting that the transformation she brings is ongoing and life-giving. The singer reveals that he has been happy and sad before, but never like this – with his new love, he feels a level of depth and intensity of emotion that he has never experienced with anyone else.

The song uses a variety of meteorological references to create a poetic atmosphere that underscores the power of love. The line "The lightning flashes, the thunder roars / There's no stoppin' the wind / The tide is washing / Her a path to my door" creates a picture of a wild and untamed force of nature, while the final verse depicts the singer's transformation in imagery evocative of a beautiful day after a storm: "Storm is over, the sun is bright / There's a rainbow in my life / Clouds are gone, the sky is clear." Overall, "Rainmaker" is a heartfelt song full of soulful emotion and vivid lyrics, representing Keb' Mo's profound ability to create music that resonates with a deep sense of human experience.

Line by Line Meaning

Takin' it easy, moving slow
The singer is relaxed and not in a hurry.

It's always calm just before the storm, you know
There is usually a period of calm before a storm.

Along she came, with a brand new season
He met a new person who changed his life.

Since we've been together
Things have been different since they started seeing each other.

There's been a change in the weather
Things have changed for him since meeting her.

She's a rainmaker
She has the power to make him emotional.

She makes the rain fall from my eyes
She makes him cry.

She makes a grown man wanna cry
She affects him emotionally like no one else has before.

Well, I never thought
He didn't expect to feel this way.

That a tear could fall
He didn't think he could cry.

From the eyes of a man
He is supposed to be tough and not emotional.