1. Kenneth Michael Edwards was an American singer, songwriter, bassist, guitarist, mandolinist, and session musician.
12 Facts About Kenny Edwards
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Kenny Edwards was a founding member of the Stone Poneys and Bryndle and a long-time collaborator with Linda Ronstadt and Karla Bonoff.
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Kenny Edwards subsequently returned to work with Linda Ronstadt on her ground-breaking album, Heart Like A Wheel.
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Kenny Edwards then spent many years with Ronstadt as a sideman, singer, arranger and touring band member.
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Kenny Edwards became a noted producer and was responsible for masterminding former Bryndle colleague Bonoff's solo albums.
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Waldman, Bonoff, Andrew Gold and Kenny Edwards established solo careers and session work before reforming in the early 1990s.
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From early 2000 until his death, Kenny Edwards predominantly performed as a solo singer-songwriter.
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Kenny Edwards undertook showcase performances at roots-based music festivals and series including Folk Alliance and Sings Like Hell.
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Kenny Edwards regularly supported Karla Bonoff on tour while serving as her accompanist.
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Kenny Edwards was a prolific songwriter with at least 235 published BMI credits.
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Kenny Edwards died on August 18,2010, after battles with cancer and a blood disorder.
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Kenny Edwards had been diagnosed with the blood disorder TTP and had been receiving chemotherapy for prostate cancer.