Born in New York City and raised across the river in Fort Lee, NJ, Kenny White began his career in the 1970s, touring exclusively as the keyboard player for Jonathan Edwards and later with Livingston Taylor, and on Linda Ronstadt’s legendary, Living in the USA tour. He became a fixture in the NYC studio scene throughout the 1980s and 1990s, producing and arranging hundreds of commercials for TV and radio, work which enabled White to direct artists as renowned and varied as Linda Ronstadt, Gladys Knight, Mavis Staples, Ricky Skaggs, and Aaron Neville.
Whenever he could break free from the recording studios, Kenny would support other musicians in live concerts. Hailed by reviewers from the New York Times and the San Francisco Chronicle for his “thrilling” and “unique” piano playing, White chose, in 2001, to devote himself to making his own album, one that not only showcased his talent as a musician, but also as a lyricist. He toured as a special guest opener for Judy Collins, who signed him to her own Wildflower Records label, releasing Symphony in 16 Bars, Never Like This, and Comfort in the Static (2010), which feature on many album-of-the-year radio lists.
White’s producing credits include Shawn Colvin’s Grammy-nominated song, “I Don’t Know Why,” as well as the last four solo CDs for Peter Wolf (formerly with the J Geils Band), which enabled him to work with an array of guest artists including Merle Haggard and Keith Richards.
White’s music has been discovered in the UK and Europe, where he tours annually. He was awarded the International Songwriting Award at the Premio Ciampi music festival in Livomo, Italy.
October 4 @ 4:00 pm – 9:00 pm
The Greenwich Village Folk Festival: Live 40th Anniversary Concert