Big Kenny
| Big Kenny | |
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Big Kenny in April 2010
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | William Kenneth Alphin |
| Also known as | Kenny Alphin |
| Born | November 1, 1963 |
| Origin | Culpeper, Virginia, U.S. |
| Genres | Country |
| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter |
| Instruments | Vocals, guitar |
| Years active | 1999–present |
| Labels | Hollywood, Warner Bros. Nashville, Glotown/Love Everybody/Bigger Picture |
| Associated acts |
Big & Rich Tim McGraw luvjOi |
| Website | http://www.bigkenny.tv/ |
William Kenneth "Kenny" Alphin (born November 1, 1963), best known by his stage name Big Kenny, is an American country music singer. He and John Rich comprise the duo Big & Rich, who has recorded four studio albums and charted fifteen singles on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart.
Before Big & Rich, Big Kenny recorded a solo album Live a Little for Hollywood Records in 1999 (although it was not released until 2005) and fronted a band called luvjOi. He has also written or co-written several of Big & Rich's songs with Rich, as well as singles for Gretchen Wilson, Jason Aldean, McBride & the Ride, and Tim McGraw. His first solo single, "Long After I'm Gone," was released to country radio on August 3, 2009 from the album The Quiet Times of a Rock and Roll Farm Boy. In 2010, his second solo album, Big Kenny's Love Everybody Traveling Musical Medicine Show Mix Tape, Vol. 1, was released but did not produce any singles.
Alphin was raised on a farm in Culpeper, VA. In Nashville, he found work at Famous Music.
Before Big & Rich, Big Kenny was signed to Hollywood Records in 1999 and recorded the album Live a Little for the label. The album's release was delayed repeatedly, and was ultimately canceled, with Hollywood Records retaining control of the songs for five years and ultimately releasing it in 2005. One of its songs, "Under the Sun", was featured in the soundtrack to the 2001 film Gun Shy.
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