Gary jennings jr dad
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In the summer of 2005 he was invited to perform as the opening act for WBCT B-93’s “Birthday Bash.” A 2-day, multi-act, 80,000+ country fan extravaganza that included major acts Big & Rich, Phil Vassar, Sugarland, Josh Gracin, and Gretchen Wilson. In 2005 Jennings songwriting was recognized worldwide when his solo-penned “Can I Run in the Dark (and Still Walk in the Light)” was selected as a finalist in the Country category of the International Songwriting Competition, a massive competition that commonly receives 15,000+ entries each year. to Styx, earning a reputation as a rambunctious high-energy live performer. He would spend the next few years traveling across the country sharing stages with a multitude of national acts from Hank Jr. Following the release of “Shine” Jennings took to the road with a focus of developing as a live performer. In the spring of 2003 Jennings was introduced to steel guitar whiz and producer Bruce Bouton and the two began work on Jennings first record, “Shine”. Once seated in Nashville Jennings began writing and performing frequently at the local honky tonks and worked as a bartender at the Wildhorse Saloon part-time to make ends meet. Jennings began making trips to Nashville and in the summer of 2002 relocated to Music City. Jennings started playing various clubs in his hometown and writing his own songs and in a short period of time Jennings was entertaining large crowds around southwest Michigan.
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Soon after returning home Jennings would segue his passion for hockey into music. After three seasons traveling the US and Canada a string of concussions led to an early exit of his hockey career and ultimately his return home to Michigan. From there he spent two seasons in Springfield, Illinois playing for the Springfield Junior Blues of the NAHL. From his early teens Jennings spent summers slinging lumber for his dad learning the trade of home construction and remodeling, and spent the better part of his youth pursuing his first passion of ice hockey.Īfter graduating high school Jennings left his hometown of Kalamazoo to play Junior hockey in Toledo, OH. His father Gary worked as a teacher and a homebuilder, and his mother Linda worked as a stay at home mom and part-time nurse. Raised in the rich mid-western culture of Michigan’s hard-wooded backcountry trails in a blue-collar family Jennings was the youngest of 3 kids. Jennings quickly established himself as a relevant country singer/songwriter and energetic live performer. The album, produced by decorated session legend and steel guitar man Bruce Bouton, boasted a Neo-traditional country foundation with a gritty mix of guitar-driven Americana, rock, folk, and blues influences. American singer/songwriter Kyle Jennings arrived on the music scene in 2004 when his debut album “Shine” was released on his own label, Dark Horse Records Nashville.