Luther Kent was born in New Orleans, Louisiana. At age 14 Luther began singing professionally and signed with Louisiana based Montel Records. His first record was released under the name of Duke Royal, and the song was “I Wanna Know”. In 1970 Luther became lead singer for the group “Cold Grits”, and later “Blood, Sweat & Tears”, although he was never able to record with this group. In 1978 Luther and Wayne Cochran, Charlie Brent formed a large New Orleans horn band which became known as “Luther Kent & Trick Bag”. Luther has been inducted into “The Louisiana Hall Of Fame” and “The Louisiana Blues Hall Of Fame”.
All concerts are free and open to the public, 5 – 7:30 pm every Thursday in April and October at the Covington Trailhead. Concert-goers are invited to explore Downtown Covington after the show; City of Covington staff and volunteers from the Covington Business Association will have door prizes and goody bags for coupons and specials to area bars, restaurants, and shops. For more information, contact the City of Covington’s Office of Cultural Arts and Events at [email protected]
