Kenny Edwards is one of the newest faces on the music scene and already making a decided chart presence. His first CD, I Need Me a Woman With Some Food Stamps was released in June 2003 and, already, he is on the Rhythm and Soul charts in Mobile, AL, [+]Kenny Edwards is one of the newest faces on the music scene and already making a decided chart presence. His first CD, I Need Me a Woman With Some Food Stamps was released in June 2003 and, already, he is on the Rhythm and Soul charts in Mobile, AL, Pensacola and Panama City, Fl and rising fast in others.
There are a lot of ways to get from Point A to Point B. Kenny Edwards took a circular route to musical performance.
Let's go back to Point A and meet Kenny Edwards. Born in Gretna, LA, he founded a band after his father (a horn player who once sat in with Louis Armstrong) purchased drums for Kenny. With typical aplomb, he says the band, "didn't go anywhere." A year or so later, when he was around 14 years old, he spent a year in New York with relatives. While there, he got to attend a show at the famed Apollo Theatre. Even now, the excitement of that show is still with him. He says there were 20 stars there, but "Guitar Red was the one who caught my eye. Had my heart in a thrill." He wanted and still wants to play guitar. Returning to Gretna, his focus soon changed to football but the yearning for musical expression remained. Years passed. He married, raised children and became a trucking professional. A few years ago, following a move to Mobile, AL, a city with a rich musical history, he began to think seriously about a musical career. While attending a David Brinston concert, it just clicked for him. He says he knew that with a little work he could be singing. Kenny says, " I had a talk with the man upstairs." Maybe there was some divine intervention because he began meeting the people who would get his fledgling career started. Among them were singer Frank Mendenhall, whom he views as a positive influence in music and in life and Master Richey, owner of the Purple Lounge who told him he could sing there anytime. Richey offered the use of his club and his PA system for rehearsals and performance experience. From this point, things began to move quickly. Kenny met promoter Bessie Stokes, who introduced him to Carl Marshall (who needs no introduction). "Carl saw something in me" says Kenny. Soon he was doing some openings for Carl as the two continued to develop their professional relationship. From their continuing relationsh
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