Hear Colin Stough & Kenny Wayne Shepherd's 'Bone Dry (Revisited)'

10-03-2026

(BBR) Colin Stough plugs "Bone Dry" back in alongside blues-rock icon Kenny Wayne Shepherd with "Bone Dry (Revisited)," available everywhere. Originally released in July as one of Stough's most stripped-down recordings to date, "Bone Dry" found the Mississippi native with nothing left between his gravel-worn vocal and the aftermath of a relationship that took everything out of him. Now, Stough and Shepherd revisit that heartbreak from the other side of the amplifier, giving the song an electric edge while leaving its emotional core exposed.

"Getting to work with Kenny Wayne Shepherd on 'Bone Dry' was honestly pretty surreal for me," shares Stough. "I've been a fan of his music for a long time, so having him bring his guitar and his sound to a song that means a lot to me was something I'll never forget. He took the song to a whole different level, and I'm really proud of what we made together."

"Colin has been so great to work with. He knows exactly what he wants with his music. I understand just how unusual it is for someone his age to possess that kind of maturity and drive. He has exceptional musical instincts and is such a great writer, singer, guitarist, and he has a lot of depth in his musical arsenal to draw from. It's been a lot of fun working with him and I'm excited to see what we come up with next," shares Shepherd.

Written by Stough, Gavin Lucas and Jackson Inman, "Bone Dry" uses the image of a river run dry to capture the point after heartbreak when even the tears are gone. Cracked earth, empty skies and memories of what once flowed freely frame a breakup that leaves Stough drained rather than angry. On "Bone Dry (Revisited)," Shepherd's unmistakable guitar enters that landscape, answering Stough's weathered vocal and bringing new voltage to a song built around having nothing left to give.

The collaboration also brings together two artists whose musical roots meet naturally across Southern rock, country and blues. A multi-Platinum blues-rock guitarist with six GRAMMY nominations, Shepherd has notched a string of No. 1 blues albums and No. 1 mainstream rock singles across his career. Raised on the Mississippi-Alabama line, Stough grew up absorbing the sounds of artists including The Allman Brothers and has increasingly pushed his own music toward the heavier edges of his influences. With Shepherd joining him on "Bone Dry (Revisited)," the song stretches further into that blues-rock lineage without losing the raw country storytelling at its center.