Kenny Hess has been deeply involved in the music industry since the early 80’s when he started performing for a living. Born in Outlook, Saskatchewan, he began traveling the country at just 15 years of age, singing the songs of such greats as Charlie Pride, George Jones, and Kris Kristofferson. It wasn’t long before Kenny was singing his own songs and sharing the stage with those very same iconic artists along with Johnny Cash, Merle Haggard, and Willie Nelson, and so many more.

Fast forward a few years, and here’s a guy who built a multi-award-winning career deeply influenced by the classic country music he cut his teeth on.

A prolific songwriter, Hess was noticed in the early nineties by Nashville’s legendary songwriter Harlan Howard, and his long and illustrious songwriting career was launched when he signed with Harlan Howard Songs and Curb Records, one of the most prestigious publishing houses in the country. Kenny has since had several charting singles and has had more than 200 original songs recorded.

That success was honored in 2015, when he returned home to British Columbia to be inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame.