Biography for The Kenny Pruitt Band

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A husband and wife duet with a Custom Pre-Recorded 10 Piece Band Sound

 

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Ken Pruitt

Kenny Pruitt: Vocals, Fiddle & Guitar

Kenny started playing music while he was in the army. After his discharge he moved to Wichita, Kansas to work in construction. He played music on the weekends during the 60’s & 70’s. During this time he backed up or opened for such acts as; Gene Watson, Ed Bruce, Darrell McCall, Asleep at the Wheel, Little Jimmy Dickens, Joel Sonnier, Jimmy Hall, The Black wood Singers and others.

Kenny quit playing music in 1980 to devote more time to his construction business. After retiring from the construction business in 2005, he decided to form a group to play Traditional County and Western Swing dance music featuring the pedal steel guitar, fiddle and piano. 

In order to help keep the cost down, he decided to custom pre-record a large portion of the sound.  After setting up his own recording studio, he got together with former band member and long time friend, piano player Bob Brown and friend Curt Shoemaker on pedal steel guitar, and to date they have recorded approximately 160 backing tracks of custom dance music.  At the dances live vocals and fiddle are added for a 10 piece dance band sound.

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Ros Pruitt

Rosa Pruitt: Vocals

Rosa was a vocalist and bass player for Kenny in the early 70's. Rosa quit music in 1972 to devote more time to family and work.

Rosa joined The Kenny Pruitt Band in 2005 as a vocalist.

Rosa is also responsible for the bookings and business management of the band.

 

 

 

Phantom Member
Bob Brown: Piano, Keyboards, Drums and Bass

Bob has been blind since birth and began playing piano at the age of ten. During several years of living in Memphis and Nashville, Tennessee he worked, toured and recorded with many of country music’s greats including Chet Atkins, Buddy Emmons, Jerry Reed, Jerry Lee Lewis, Hank Williams Jr., Ace Cannon and Lynn Anderson. All of Bob’s contributions to The Kenny Pruitt Band have been pre-recorded.

Phantom Member
Curt Shoemaker: Pedal Steel

Curt is one of the best pedal steel players in the Midwest, during several years of living in Nashville TN. and Branson Mo. He worked with such artists as Dottie West, Boxcar Willie, Buck Trent, Al Brumley and many others. He is a featured entertainer at many steel guitar conventions across the United States. All of Curt’s contributions to The Kenny Pruitt Band have been pre-recorded.

 
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