Kenny Smith (bluegrass)

Kenny Smith (born September 19, 1967) is an American musician who plays bluegrass music. He plays the guitar and sings.

 Biography 
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.

Kenny met his wife, Amanda Smith, at a concert. They started making music together and got married. 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.

He is also part of another band called Band Of Ruhks with his friends Don Rigsby and Ronnie Bowman.

He lives in Lebanon, Tennessee with his wife Amanda and their daughter.

References

Category:American bluegrass musicians
Category:American guitarists
Category:Living people
Category:1967 births
Category:Musicians from Indiana
Category:Lonesome River Band members