1. Wayne Kemp was an American country music singer-songwriter.
11 Facts About Wayne Kemp
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Wayne Kemp recorded between 1964 and 1986 for JAB Records, Decca, MCA, United Artists, Mercury and Door Knob Records, and charted twenty-four singles on the Hot Country Songs charts.
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Wayne Kemp's parents played several instruments and encouraged their children to sing and harmonize together.
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When Wayne Kemp was six, the family moved to Muldrow, Oklahoma, and soon he was performing in church and at local events.
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Soon, Wayne Kemp found himself in Nashville, recording with Jones and making his own solo record.
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Two of Kemp's band-mates were killed, and Wayne suffered third degree burns on his face, hands and legs.
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Wayne Kemp's doctors told him he would never again be able to play guitar.
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But, with hard work and determination, Wayne Kemp proved them wrong.
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Wayne Kemp was inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1999.
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Wayne Kemp died at the age of 74, on 9 March 2015, in Macon County General Hospital, Lafayette, Tennessee.
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Wayne Kemp was suffering from multiple ailments and was on kidney dialysis when he died.