Kenny Starr

Kenneth Trebbe (born September 21, 1952)^[2] is an American country singer, known professionally as Kenny Starr.^[3]

Biography[]

He was born in Topeka, Kansas, United States, and grew up in Burlingame, Kansas.^[3] At the age of nine, he fronted his own group, the Rockin' Rebels, and in his teens he played at local clubs leading a pop group, Kenny and the Imperials.^[3] Later switching to country music, a win in a local talent contest led him to perform on a bill containing Conway Twitty and Loretta Lynn.^[3] Lynn encouraged his efforts and, with her support, Starr secured a recording contract with MCA Records.^[3]

He recorded for MCA between 1973 and 1978, charting 13 singles,^[4] and releasing one studio album. For much of the 1970s, he was a member of Loretta Lynn's touring band, the Coal Miners.^[3]

Starr's biggest hit was a cover of David Geddes's single "The Blind Man in the Bleachers".^[3] Starr's version was a hit single in the U.S. in 1976, reaching No. 2 on the Country Singles chart,^[4] and No. 58 on the Billboard Hot 100 and went to No. 1 on the country chart in Canada. The album from which it was taken, also called The Blind Man in the Bleachers, reached No. 12 on the Billboard Country Albums chart.

Discography[]

• ^AB-side to "The Calico Cat."

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