Kinda Kenny Tribute Act to Kenny Rogers, With Bernie Jessome Entertainment

PROFILE

Kenny Edwards has been entertaining fans since the early 1970's. Born in England, his family moved to Canada where he started his musical career as a lead vocalist and guitarist for a Canadian based country band. He performed many popular Kenny Rogers songs of the time, but never consciously tried to imitate Kenny. It wasn't until 1994 that he thought about doing a tribute to Kenny Rogers.

Kenny Meets Kenny

It was while recording an album at a studio in Vancouver, BC, Canada, producer James Bowers observed that not only did Edwards bear a striking resemblance to the country great, but he actually sounded like Kenny!

Edwards didn't do anything about the comment made by James until 1998 when he (Edwards) produced the first annual "Put A Little Love In Your Heart" benefit concert, an annual benefit concert that helps abused children. His first show was short one act and so he put the Kenny Rogers tribute together as a one-time performance. It went over so well he was asked to repeat the performance at other venues.

Kenny Edwards' critically acclaimed tribute to Kenny Rogers has since, raised thousands of dollars for charity, and delighted audiences ever since

Edwards had the honor of meeting Kenny Rogers twice since starting the tribute. Once in Billings, Montana, in 1998 when he was allowed to go backstage to meet Kenny and have a photograph taken.

A second meeting was in 2002 in Kelowna, BC. Kenny was performing and stopped to introduce Marty to the audience to show how close Kenny and he looked.