Kenny Smith (bluegrass)
Kenny Smith | |
|---|---|
| Born | September 19, 1967 Nine Mile, Indiana |
| Genres | Bluegrass music |
| Occupation(s) | Musician |
| Instruments | Guitar, vocals |
| Years active | 1993–present |
| Labels | Sugar Hill, Rebel, Gat3, Farm Boy |
| Website | kennysmithguitar |
| 1948 Regal Milord[1] | |
Kenny Smith (born September 19, 1967) is an American musician who plays bluegrass music. He plays the guitar and sings.
Biography
[change | change source]Kenny Smith was born in Nine Mile, Indiana. He started playing guitar when he was 4 years old. He learned by listening to the music of Norman Blake.
In 1993, he started playing music with Claire Lynch. Later, in 1996, he joined a famous bluegrass band called The Lonesome River Band. While he was in that band, he was named the best bluegrass guitar player of the year twice. He left the band in 2001.[2]
Kenny met his wife, Amanda Smith, at a concert. They started making music together and got married.[3] They have a band called the Kenny and Amanda Smith Band. In 2003, they were named the best new bluegrass artists of the year.
Kenny has also made his own music without the band. He released his first solo album in 1997.[4]
He is also part of another band called Band Of Ruhks with his friends Don Rigsby and Ronnie Bowman.[5]
He lives in Lebanon, Tennessee with his wife Amanda and their daughter.[6]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ Penn, Casey L. (November 1, 2016). "Kenny And Amanda Smith: New Music And New Reason". Bluegrass Unlimited. Archived from the original on November 2, 2016. Retrieved August 19, 2017.
- ↑ Bogdanov, Vladimir; Chris Woodstra; Stephen Thomas Erlewine (2001). All Music Guide: The Definitive Guide to Popular Music (1 ed.). Hal Leonard Corporation. ISBN 978-0-87930-627-4. Retrieved August 19, 2017.
- ↑ Reed, Talia (June 1, 2008). "Bluegrass leads to marriage, new band". South Bend Tribune. Retrieved August 19, 2017.[permanent dead link]
- ↑ Weisberger, Jon (February 29, 2004). "Kenny & Amanda Smith Band - House Down The Block". No Depression. Retrieved August 19, 2017.
- ↑ Tunis, Walter (June 8, 2017). "Still Lonesome, bluegrass vets form Band of Ruhks". Lexington Herald-Leader. Retrieved August 19, 2017.
- ↑ "Kenny & Amanda Smith, 'Unbound'". Bluegrass Notes. October 3, 2016. Retrieved August 19, 2017.