Kenny Beard | |
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Born | February 26, 1959 |
Origin | Nashville, Tennessee, US |
Died | October 1, 2017 Lebanon, Tennessee, US | (aged 58)
Genres | Country |
Occupation(s) | Songwriter |
Kenny Beard (February 26, 1959 - October 1, 2017) was an American country music songwriter. He wrote songs for Trace Adkins, Tracy Lawrence, and Aaron Tippin.
Biography
[edit]Beard moved to Nashville, Tennessee, in 1986, where he began working as a songwriter. His first hit as a songwriter was "Doghouse" by John Conlee.[1] Artists who recorded his songs included Tracy Lawrence, Aaron Tippin, Trace Adkins, and Jeff Bates. Beard also worked as a music manager and record producer.[2]
Beard died on October 1, 2017.[2]
List of songs written by Kenny Beard
[edit]Year | Song[3] | Artist |
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1990 | "Doghouse" | John Conlee |
1992 | "Today's Lonely Fool" | Tracy Lawrence |
1993 | "My Second Home" | |
1995 | "As Any Fool Can See" | |
"If the World Had a Front Porch" | ||
1997 | "Is That a Tear" | |
"The Rest of Mine" | Trace Adkins | |
1998 | "Big Time" | |
1999 | "A Bitter End" | Deryl Dodd |
2000 | "I Can't Lie to Me" | Clay Davidson |
2001 | "Sometimes" | |
"Where the Stars and Stripes and the Eagle Fly" | Aaron Tippin | |
2002 | "What a Memory" | Tracy Lawrence |
2003 | "Country Thang" | John Michael Montgomery |
"The Love Song" | Jeff Bates | |
2004 | "I Wanna Make You Cry" | |
2006 | "No Shame" | |
2008 | "All Wrapped Up in Christmas" | Tracy Lawrence |
2011 | "Brown Chicken Brown Cow" | Trace Adkins |
References
[edit]- ^ "Passings: Country Songwriter Kenny Beard". Vintage Vinyl News. Retrieved November 21, 2018.
- ^ a b "Songwriter Kenny Beard dies". MusicRow. 3 October 2017. Retrieved November 21, 2018.
- ^ "Songs written by Kenny Beard". Music VF. Retrieved November 21, 2018.