Kenny Hess has been deeply involved in the music industry since the early 80’s. Born in small-town Saskatchewan, he cut his teeth singing the songs of such greats as Charlie Pride, Kris Kristofferson and George Jones. 

 

Fast forward a few years, and here’s a guy who has established a multi-award-winning artist career opening for the likes of Johnny Cash, Merle Haggard and Willie Nelson. A prolific songwriter, Hess was noticed in the nineties by Nashville’s legendary songwriter Harlan Howard, and Kenny’s long and illustrious songwriting career was launched when he signed with the prestigious publishing house, Harlan Howard Songs. Since then, Kenny has enjoyed many charting singles and has had more than 200 of his original songs recorded. 

 

Creating ‘The Songs That Wrote Country Music’ has been a truly natural process for Kenny. It evolved out of his deep, abiding love for classic country and his behind-the-scenes industry glimpses – from backstage green rooms to Nashville’s Music Row writer’s rooms – and all stops in between. With his band of first-call musicians (all either award-winning songwriters, producers or artists themselves) Hess has created an extraordinarily entertaining show, based on the songs that grew the roots of country music and the impact of those iconic songwriters and artists on a genre that is flourishing more than ever.