- Big Kenny
Infobox Musical artist
Name = Big Kenny
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Background = solo_singer
Birth_name = William Kenneth Alphin
Alias = Kenny Alphin
Born = birth date and age|1963|11|01
Origin =Culpeper, Virginia ,USA
Instrument =Vocals Guitar
Genre = Country
Occupation =Singer-songwriter
Years_active = 1999-present
Label = Hollywood (solo)
Warner Bros. Nashville (in Big & Rich)
Associated_acts =Big & Rich
luvjOiTim McGraw Big Kenny (born William Kenneth Alphin in
Culpeper, Virginia onNovember 1 ,1963 ) is an Americancountry music singer, and a member of the Americancountry music duoBig & Rich , which also comprises John Rich. Together, Big & Rich have recorded three studio albums forWarner Bros. Records , and have charted several singles on theHot Country Songs charts. Before forming Big & Rich, Alphin was the lead singer of a group luvjOi, which recorded two studio albums (Rich cowrote a few songs for these albums and sometimes joined the band as an unannounced "special guest" onstage). Alphin also recorded a solo album in 1999 titled "Live a Little", although it was not released until 2005.Personal life
On
January 23 ,2005 he married Christiev Carothers. She has two sons from a previous marriage: Christopher Carothers, Cameron Carothers, and together they have one son, Lincoln William Holiday Alphin, born onNovember 2 ,2005 .In addition to several of Big & Rich's doubles, he has co-written "Here for the Party" by
Gretchen Wilson , "Hicktown " and "Amarillo Sky" forJason Aldean (the latter of which was previously recorded byMcBride & the Ride ), and "Last Dollar (Fly Away) " forTim McGraw . All but "Last Dollar" were co-written with John Rich.In October 2007, Big Kenny traveled to
Darfur ,Sudan to deliver medical and educational supplies [http://www.cmt.com/news/articles/1572388/20071019/big_rich.jhtml] .Discography
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