Kenny Edwards

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Kenny Edwards
Kenny Edwards performing in Santa Barbara, 2009
Background information
Birth name	Kenneth Michael Edwards
Born	(1946-02-10)February 10, 1946
Died	August 18, 2010(2010-08-18) (aged 64)
Genres	Folk, country, alternative country
Occupation(s)	Singer, songwriter, musician, record producer
Instrument(s)	Vocals, guitar, bass, mandolin, harmonica, cello
Years active	1967–2010
Website	www.kennyedwardsmusic.com

Kenneth Michael Edwards (February 10, 1946 – August 18, 2010)^[1][2] was an American singer, songwriter, bassist, guitarist, mandolinist, and session musician. He was a founding member of the Stone Poneys and Bryndle and a long-time collaborator with Linda Ronstadt and Karla Bonoff.^[3]

Biography

Having been a founding member of The Stone Poneys in 1964 with Linda Ronstadt and

accompanying, and completed the recording and release of a second solo album in 2009.

Stone Poneys

In 1964, Linda Ronstadt moved to Los Angeles to form a band with her old Tucson friend

. (It hit #1 in Los Angeles and reached #6 in the Detroit marketplace.) The song remains one of Linda Ronstadt's most popular recordings. While Stone Poneys broke up before the release of their third album, Edwards recorded and toured with Ronstadt from the mid-1970s to the early 1990s, mainly as a bassist.

Bryndle

In 1970, Bryndle recorded their debut album for A&M Records with Chuck Plotkin helming one of his first major production undertakings. The album went through several revisions, but was never released. A single, "Woke Up This Morning", written by Karla Bonoff and produced by Lou Adler, did arise from those sessions and met with modest success.^{[clarification needed]} This was to be the only release from the original incarnation of Bryndle as the band subsequently disbanded. Waldman, Bonoff, Andrew Gold and Edwards established solo careers and session work before reforming in the early 1990s. In 1995, a newly recorded debut was released and the band began a tour of America and Japan. In 1996, Gold departed the band while Bryndle continued touring through 1997. After a break of more than five years, the band reformed for two house concert performances in 2002. Those two performances were edited down to a single CD released the next year. The band was mostly inactive after their 2002 performances.

Solo

From early 2000 until his death, Edwards predominantly performed as a solo singer-songwriter. In that time he recorded and released his first self-titled solo album (2002) and a second titled "Resurrection Road" (2009). He undertook showcase performances at roots-based music festivals and series including

. He also regularly supported Karla Bonoff on tour while also serving as her accompanist.

Edwards was a prolific songwriter with at least 235 published BMI credits. Many of these compositions were incidental music for television programs produced by the NFL, NASCAR, Nat Geo TV, the PGA, Animal Planet, CBS This Morning, The Daily Show, Dateline NBC and many others.^[4] Among the artists who recorded his songs include the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band ("Mother of Love"), Lisa Haley & the Zydecats ("This Time Around"—cowritten with Wendy Waldman), Doug Stone ("Small Steps"—cowritten with Gary Burr) and Ronny Cox ("Silver City"—cowritten with Cox and Waldman).

Death

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Edwards died on August 18, 2010, after battles with cancer and a blood disorder. Edwards had been diagnosed with the blood disorder TTP (thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura) and had also been receiving chemotherapy for prostate cancer. He was 64 years old.

Discography

Solo albums

• Kenny Edwards, Kenny Edwards, (2002).
• Kenny Edwards, Resurrection Road, (2009).

Collaborations

• The Stone Poneys
  , The Stone Poneys, (1967).
• The Stone Poneys
  , Evergreen Vol. 2, (1967).
• The Stone Poneys
  , Stone Poneys and Friends Vol. 3, (1968).
• Steve Ambrose, Gypsy Moth, (1972).
• Stone Poneys, Stoney End (best-of compilation), (1972).
• Wendy Waldman, Love Has Got Me, (1973).
• Rod Taylor, Rod Taylor, (1973).
• Heart Like A Wheel
  , (1974).
• Wendy Waldman, Gypsy Symphony, (1974).
• Rita Coolidge, Rita Coolidge, (1974).
• B.W. Stevenson
  , Calabasas, (1974).
• Linda Ronstadt, Prisoner in Disguise, (1975).
• Wendy Waldman, Wendy Waldman, (1975).
• Andrew Gold, Andrew Gold, (1975).
• Hasten Down The Wind
  , (1976).
• Wendy Waldman, The Main Refrain, (1976).
• Andrew Gold, What's Wrong With This Picture, (1976).
• JD Souther, Black Rose
  , (1976).
• Iain Matthews, Go For Broke, (1976)
• Linda Ronstadt, Simple Dreams, (1977).
• Karla Bonoff, Karla Bonoff, (1977).
• Linda Ronstadt, Living in the U.S.A., (1978).
• Warren Zevon, Excitable Boy, (1978).
• Andrew Gold, All This And Heaven Too, (1978).
• Karla Bonoff, Restless Nights, (1979).
• JD Souther, You're Only Lonely
  , (1979).
• Bonnie Raitt, Glow, (1979).
• Jennifer Warnes, Shot Through The Heart, (1979).
• Linda Ronstadt, Mad Love, (1980).
• Rita Coolidge, Heartbreak Radio, (1981).
• Linda Ronstadt, Get Closer, (1982).
• Karla Bonoff, Wild Heart of the Young, (1982).
• Don Henley, I Can't Stand Still, (1982).
• Warren Zevon, The Envoy, (1982).
• Stevie Nicks, Wild Heart, (1983).
• Ringo Starr, Old Wave, (1983).
• Rock A Little
  , (1985).
• Linda Ronstadt/Dolly Parton/Emmylou Harris, Trio, (1987).
• Karla Bonoff, New World, (1988).
• Brothers Figaro, Gypsy Beat, (1990).
• Williams Brothers, Williams Brothers, (1991).
• Wynonna, Tell Me Why, (1993).
• Williams Brothers, Harmony Hotel, (1993).
• Vince Gill, "When Will I Be Loved" (8 Seconds Soundtrack), (1994).
• Bryndle, Bryndle, (1995).
• David Lee Murphy, Out with a Bang, (1995).
• Warren Zevon, I'll Sleep When I'm Dead (An Anthology), (1996).
• Emmylou Harris, Portraits, (1996).
• J.D. Souther
  , Rock and Roll Doctor: Lowell George Tribute, (1997).
• Bryndle, House of Silence, (2001).
• Dorothy Moskowitz, Do You Follow Me? (2004).
• Antara & Delilah, Red Barn Sessions (2007)
• Natalie D-Napoleon, Here in California, (2009).
• Dick Annegarn, Folk Talk (2011)
• Natalie D-Napoleon, Leaving Me Dry, (2012).

References

External links

• Live Review from Santa Barbara Independent^{[permanent dead link]}