Kenny Lovelace
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{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Kenny Lovelace
| image =
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| birth_name = Kenneth Lovelace
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1936|8|18}}
| birth_place = Montgomery, Alabama
| genre = Rock and roll
| instrument = Vocals, guitar, fiddle
| occupation = Singer-songwriter, musician, guitarist, bandleader
| years_active = 1955–present
| associated_acts = Jerry Lee Lewis
| website = [http://www.jerryleelewis.org/kenny_lovelace/kenny_lovelace.html jerryleelewis.org]
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Kenneth Lovelace (born August 18, 1936) is an American guitarist and singer best known for his former tenure with Jerry Lee Lewis.
Life
Lovelace was born in Cloverdale, Alabama. He grew up in a small village 12 miles from Florence, where his family worked on a farm. Lovelace hooked up with a band called the Go-Go-Boys, who later changed their name to The Five Jets. He was with them for twelve years.{{cite web|url=http://web.mac.com/kenlovelace/Web-Site/Bio.html |title=Ken Lovelace -Bio- |publisher=Ken Lovelace |access-date=August 26, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120602020057/http://web.mac.com/kenlovelace/Web-Site/Bio.html |archive-date=June 2, 2012 }}
While playing in Monroe, Louisiana, he met rock and roll legend Jerry Lee Lewis, through Jerry's sister Linda Gail Lewis. Lewis wanted to hire the whole band, but the others had families to look after, so Jerry hired Kenny. He has been guitarist and band leader of the Memphis Beats for more than 40 years.Bragg, Rick. Jerry Lee Lewis His Own Story. Blackstone, 2014. Kenny lives in Nashville, Tennessee with his wife.
Lovelace has also recorded with artists such as Johnny Cash and Carl Perkins.Ken Burke. "The Continuing Saga of Dr. Iguana – the Kenneth Lovelace Interview." Rock N Roll Freaks (September 15, 2015). http://www.rocknrollfreaks.com/jerry-lee-lewis-week/the-continuing-saga-of-dr-iguana-the-kenneth-lovelace-interview/ {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181014204256/http://www.rocknrollfreaks.com/jerry-lee-lewis-week/the-continuing-saga-of-dr-iguana-the-kenneth-lovelace-interview/ |date=October 14, 2018 }}
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Category:American rock guitarists
Category:American male guitarists
Category:American rock singers
Category:Musicians from Montgomery, Alabama
Category:Guitarists from Alabama
Category:Rockabilly guitarists
Category:20th-century American guitarists