Songwriter Series presents: Kenny White

Fri. Apr 10, 2020 at 7:00pm MDT
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Songwriter Series presents: Kenny White

Doors/Bar 6:00
Show 7:00


Born in New York City and raised across the river in Fort Lee, New Jersey, Kenny White began his career in the 1970s, touring exclusively as the keyboard player for Jonathan Edwards and Livingston Taylor, with whom he opened Linda Ronstadt’s legendary, “Living in the USA” tour.  He then became a fixture in the NYC studio scene throughout the 1980s and 1990s, producing and arranging literally hundreds of commercials for TV and radio. Commercial work enabled White to direct artists as renowned and varied as Gladys Knight, Linda Ronstadt, Mavis Staples, Ricky Skaggs, and Aaron Neville. White worked on many film soundtracks as a contributing writer/musician including Message in a Bottle, Where the Heart Is and four films by Indie-director laureate, John Sayles.  His piano solos set the scenes throughout the beloved  A Walk on the Moon, which often gets a resurrection on the anniversary of the Woodstock Festival.  Kenny also appears on dozens of recordings of other musicians, including Marc Cohn’s platinum debut album.


            Kenny White’s record producing credits include Shawn Colvin’s Grammy-nominated song, “I Don’t Know Why,” as well as the last four solo CDs for Peter Wolf, formerly with the J. Geils Band. The productions with Wolf afforded Kenny the opportunity to work with an array of guest artists including Mick Jagger, Merle Haggard, Shelby Lynne, Steve Earle, Neko Case, and to record a track side by side with Keith Richards. White’s music has been discovered in the UK and Europe, and he recently traveled to Livorno, Italy, to accept the International Songwriting Award at the Annual Premio Ciampi music festival. From time to time, he tours with Judy Collins throughout North America.


Kenny often shares a stage with his good friend Cheryl Wheeler, appearing on her live recording,  GREETINGS, which he also produced. In 2017, Wheeler invited White to tour as an opening act on behalf of his first album, UNINVITED GUEST. Both the album and White’s skill on piano and guitar, coupled with his warm and charming on-stage personality were met with critical acclaim. It was on this tour that Kenny first appeared at the Chief Theater, receiving a thunderous standing ovation for his opening act. His wonderful piano playing, thought-provoking songs and wry wit make an evening with Kenny White very special indeed.


 

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The Chief Theater 813 Lincoln Avenue
Steamboat Springs, CO 80487