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Kenny Vaughan

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Kenny Vaughan
Vaughan (second from left) playing with Marty Stuart (left) in 2022
Background information
Birth nameKenneth Vaughan
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Musician
  • songwriter
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • guitar
Years active1971–present
LabelsSugar Hill

Kenneth Vaughanis an American guitarist. He is best known as a long-time member ofMarty Stuart’s supporting band, The Fabulous Superlatives.

Career

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Early life

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Vaughan was born inOklahoma,but raised inDenver, Colorado.His guitar instructor wasBill Frisell.In the late 1960s, Vaughan played in a number of rock bands in the nearbyLittleton, Colorado,area (where he lived), including a progressive rock group called Amos. Soon after, Vaughan joined a local progressive jazz band, and then began playing country music in local bars.[1]

Vaughan was a member of the Colorado punk band Jonny III in the late 1970s and early 80s. This band started Vaughan's partnership with his long-time songwriting partner Jeffrey Leroy Smith, better known as Leroy X.[2]He moved toNashvillein the 1980s, where he became known as a country music guitarist.[3]

Along with Greg Garing, Vaughan was in part responsible for the revitalization of Nashville's historicLower Broadwaydistrict. They drew crowds of listeners while playing in the back room ofTootsie's.[4]

Vaughan was briefly a member ofMcBride & the Ridein 1994,[5]and later, ofTrent Summar & the New Row Mob.[6]

Touring and recording

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Vaughan has been a member ofMarty Stuart’s Fabulous Superlatives since its inception in 2002.[7][8]Previously, he toured with Lucinda Williams as she promotedCar Wheels on a Gravel Road.He also has supportedAllison MoorerandKim Richey.[9]

Vaughan's only solo album (so far) isV,made with members of The Fabulous Superlatives andMarty Stuarthimself. The album, released in 2011, is a mix of country, rockabilly, and blues songs written by Vaughan, and includes three instrumental tracks.[10][11]

In addition to his session work and touring with the Fabulous Superlatives, Vaughan performs as part of his trio whenever he returns to Nashville. The Kenny Vaughan Trio also includes Jeffrey Clemens (G Love and Special Sauce) on drums and Dave Roe (Johnny Cash) on bass.[12]

Awards

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In 2002, Vaughan was inducted into the Colorado Country Music Hall of Fame.[13]

In 2006, Vaughan received the Americana Music Association's Instrumentalist of the Year award, and the Lifetime Achievement Award for Instrumentalist.[14]

Music Equipment

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Vaughan primarily plays chambered-body guitars by Floyd Cassista withLindy Fralinpickups. His amplifiers have been aFender PrincetonReverb and aValco1x12 combo.[15]

Working with input from Vaughan, Marty Stuart, and Paul Martin, RS Guitarworks produced the Superlative series of guitars and basses.[16]

Discography

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Solo albums

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WithMarty Stuart

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As primary contributor

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As supporting musician

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References

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  1. ^"Kenny Vaughan".Music City Roots.Archived fromthe originalon 18 January 2015.Retrieved27 April2017.
  2. ^Icepick Phil."Jonny III".Colorado New Wave/Punk Rock.Retrieved27 April2017.
  3. ^Mallernee Barnes, Ellen (1 December 2011)."Hillbilly Rock: With 'V,' Kenny Vaughan Takes the Mic".BMI News.Retrieved9 April2017.
  4. ^Tunis, Walter (29 November 2012)."Walter Tunis: Kenny Vaughan makes Willie's the place to be".Kentucky.com.Retrieved28 April2017.
  5. ^Mansfield, Brian(March 1994). "McBride & the Ride: Now They Are Six".New Country.1(1): 11.
  6. ^"Trent Summar Biography, Songs, & Albums".AllMusic.
  7. ^"Marty Stuart Fan Page: The Band".Sherry.Retrieved17 December2017.
  8. ^Jon Weisberger (August 31, 2005)."Marty Stuart - The party may come to an end, but the road goes on forever".No Depression.Archived fromthe originalon September 30, 2017.RetrievedOctober 13,2017.
  9. ^Tunis, Walter (21 June 2012)."Country guitarist Kenny Vaughan steps out on his own".Lexington Herald Reader.Retrieved27 April2017.
  10. ^Ellis, Andy (18 October 2011)."CD Review: Kenny Vaughan -" V "".Premier Guitar.Retrieved27 April2017.
  11. ^Lines, Mando (13 September 2011)."Kenny Vaughan: V".No Depression.Retrieved28 April2017.
  12. ^Morrisey, Larry (24 October 2012)."Not Just a Country Picker".Jackson Free Press.Retrieved28 April2017.
  13. ^"CCMHOF Inductees".Colorado Country Music Hall of Fame.Retrieved27 April2017.
  14. ^staff writer (23 September 2006)."Neil Young, James McMurtry win Americana music awards".The Star Online.Retrieved27 April2017.
  15. ^Fox, Darrin (8 August 2006)."Marty Stuart: One of Country Music's New Traditionalists".Guitar Player.Retrieved27 April2017.
  16. ^"Superlative Series Guitars & Basses".RD Guitarworks.Retrieved28 April2017.
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