Kenny Starr
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| Birth name | Kenneth Trebbe[1] |
| Born | September 21, 1952 Topeka, Kansas, U.S. |
| Origin | Burlingame, Kansas, U.S. |
| Genres | Country |
| Occupation | Singer |
| Years active | 1973–1978 |
| Labels | MCA Nashville |
Kenneth Trebbe (born September 21, 1952),[2] known professionally as Kenny Starr, is an American country singer.[3]
Biography
[edit]Starr was born in Topeka, Kansas 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. on the country charts in 1976, reaching No. 2 on the Country Singles chart,[4] and was a minor hit on the pop charts peaking at 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
[edit]| Year | Single | Chart Positions | |||
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| US Country[1] | US[1] | CAN Country | CAN | ||
| 1973 | "That's a Whole Lotta Lovin' (You Give Me)" | 56 | — | — | — |
| "Ev'ryday Woman" | 97 | — | — | — | |
| 1975 | "Put Another Notch in Your Belt" | 89 | — | — | — |
| "The Blind Man in the Bleachers" | 2 | 58 | 1 | 82 | |
| 1976 | "Tonight I'll Face the Man (Who Made It Happen)" | 26 | — | — | — |
| "The Calico Cat" | 73 | — | — | — | |
| "Victims"A | 75 | — | — | — | |
| "I Just Can't (Turn My Habit into Love)" | 58 | — | — | — | |
| 1977 | "Me and the Elephant" | 43 | — | — | — |
| "Old Time Lovin'" | 64 | — | — | — | |
| "Hold Tight" | 25 | — | — | — | |
| 1978 | "The Rest of My Life" | 72 | — | — | — |
| "Slow Drivin'" | 70 | — | — | — | |
- AB-side to "The Calico Cat."
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. p. 399. ISBN 978-0-89820-177-2.
- ^ "Kenny Starr | Album Discography". AllMusic. Retrieved August 10, 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f g Colin Larkin, ed. (1993). The Guinness Who's Who of Country Music (First ed.). Guinness Publishing. p. 391. ISBN 0-85112-726-6.
- ^ a b "Kenny Starr". Billboard.com. Retrieved August 10, 2021.
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