James Kenneth Price was an American country music singer, songwriter, and actor.
12 Facts About Kenny Price
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Kenny Price was born in Florence, Kentucky, United States, and was raised on a farm in Boone County, Kentucky.
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Kenny Price learned to play guitar when he was five years old.
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From 1952 until 1954, Kenny Price served in the US Army during the Korean War, reaching the rank of corporal.
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Kenny Price studied for a brief time at the Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music and became a musician on Midwestern Hayride on WLWT, eventually taking over as the show's host until it went off the air in the early 1970s.
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Kenny Price first recorded for Boone Records, then moved on to RCA Records in 1969, where he stayed until 1976.
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For most of his career, Kenny Price worked with Ray Pennington, whose style complemented his own.
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In later years, Kenny Price became significantly thinner and lampooned himself in the song "The Boone County Weight Watchers of America".
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In 1975, Kenny Price relocated to Nashville, and after a few uncredited appearances became a regular on Hee Haw.
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Kenny Price served as the bass vocalist for the Hee Haw Gospel Quartet, which included Grandpa Jones, Buck Owens, and Roy Clark.
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Kenny Price later had a small role in the film Cold Justice, which was released after his death.
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Kenny Price died of a heart attack in Florence, Kentucky, at the age of 56.