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Kenny learned to
play the guitar and sing in church at an early age. He began playing banjo
and mandolin shortly thereafter. His main musical influences are Carter
Stanley and Doyle Lawson for their songwriting and arrangement abilities, as
well as strong lead vocals. Kenny is a Forestry Equipment tech. with the Va Dept of Forestry and loves spending time with his wife Tammy,
son Brady and working on his 1965 Mustang. |
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Chris
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When I was a child I thought
that there were only three singers in the world: Elvis Presley and Jim &
Jessee. After I grew up a little bit I started playing the piano because my
hand was too small to reach around a guitar. My father, Tracy, would pick
his guitar and sing for hours on end and try to show me where to put my
fingers in order to make a chord, but I was a slow learner.
It wasn’t until college that his teaching started to take hold, and I could
pass myself off as a musician. I listened to David Allan Coe, Waylon
Jennings, and Johnny Cash, but it wasn’t until I started to really pay
attention to Jim & Jessee that I found a voice that I could grab on to. I
try to emulate Jim McReynolds when I sing, because to me there was
none better. If you like our music, then be sure to pick up an old Jim &
Jessee record. They were the masters. I just want to carry on in their
tradition. |
