Country recording artist Shy Blakeman says he owes much to his Kilgore roots. A 1998 Kilgore High School graduate, Blakeman first tuned up his songwriting skills while at Kilgore High School. A friend taught him guitar, and it didn’t take long for him to leave the reggae, hiphop and even rap habits he brought with him in a 1994 family move from California.

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