Kenny Greenberg
Kenneth S. "Kenny" Greenberg is an American guitarist, songwriter, producer, and session musician. He is known for bringing a rock-and-roll sensibility to Nashville recording sessions.
Biography
Greenberg was born in Cleveland, Ohio but attended junior high and high school in Louisville, Kentucky. He moved to Nashville at age 21 to play guitar professionally, initially playing on demos and then recording sessions. Tony Brown was instrumental in helping Greenberg break into production and session work.Greenberg has worked with Taylor Swift, Amy Grant, Brooks & Dunn, Gretchen Wilson, Willie Nelson, Jewel, Wynonna Judd, Lee Ann Womack, Toby Keith, Trisha Yearwood, Montgomery Gentry, Peter Cetera, Faith Hill, Cyndi Lauper, and other artists. Greenberg has toured with Kenny Chesney, Faith Hill, and Bob Seger.
Record production
Greenberg produced albums for Pam Tillis, The Mavericks, Allison Moorer, Joan Baez, Eve Selis, Kayla Adams, and others. Greenberg produced and played guitar on Edwin McCain's Misguided Roses.Greenberg produced the song "A Soft Place to Fall" sung by Allison Moorer for the Robert Redford film The Horse Whisperer, and contributed instrumental music to the movie and soundtrack.
Songwriting
Greenberg has written songs for Amy Grant, Ashley Cleveland, and SheDaisy.Greenberg wrote and produced instrumental music for VH1's Behind the Music, Beverly Hills, 90210, Baywatch, Fox Sports, NBC Sports, and Entertainment Tonight.
Awards
Greenberg won the Academy of Country Music award for Guitarist of the Year for 2012.In 2007, Greenberg won a Grammy Award for Best Rock or Rap Gospel Album for his production on Ashley Cleveland's album Before the Daylight's Shot.
Personal life
Greenberg lives in Nashville with his wife Ashley Cleveland. His maintains his home studio Ken's Gold Club.Discography
As composer
- 1994: Amy Grant - House of Love - track 4, "House of Love"
- 1999: SHeDAISY - The Whole SHeBANG - track 1, "Little Good-Byes"
- 2015: Allison Moorer - Down to Believing - track 5, "Tear Me Apart"
As producer
- 1992: Joan Baez - Play Me Backwards
- 1995: Ashley Cleveland - Lesson of Love
- 1997: Joan Baez - Gone from Danger
- 1997: Edwin McCain - Misguided Roses
- 1998: Allison Moorer - Alabama Song
- 2000: Allison Moorer - The Hardest Part
- 2001: Llama - Close to the Silence
- 2001: Pam Tillis - Thunder & Roses
- 2002: Ashley Cleveland - Second Skin
- 2003: The Mavericks - The Mavericks
- 2005: Ashley Cleveland - Men and Angels Say
- 2009: Ashley Cleveland - God Don't Never Change
- 2015: Ashley Gearing - Ashley Gearing EP
- 2015: Allison Moorer - Down to Believing
- 2017: Josh Turner - Deep South
- 2018: Josh Turner - I Serve a Savior
Also appears on
1984–1989
- 1984: David Olney and the X-Rays - Customized
- 1985: Black Tie - When the Night Falls
- 1986: John Cowan - Soul'd Out! as Johnny "C"
- 1987: Tom Kimmel - 5 To 1
- 1987: Jo-El Sonnier - Come on Joe
- 1987: Wendy Waldman - Letters Home
- 1988: Etta James - Seven Year Itch
- 1989: The Snakes - Snakes
1990–1999
- 1990: Bruce Carroll - The Great Exchange
- 1991: Ashley Cleveland - Big Town
- 1991: Feargal Sharkey - Songs from the Mardi Gras
- 1991: Jo-El Sonnier - Tears of Joy
- 1991: Henry Lee Summer - Way Past Midnight
- 1993: Ashley Cleveland - Bus Named Desire
- 1993: Beth Nielsen Chapman - You Hold the Key
- 1993: October Project - October Project
- 1993: Ronna Reeves - What Comes Naturally
- 1994: Al Kooper - Rekooperation
- 1994: Charlie Peacock - Everything That's on My Mind
- 1996: Steven Curtis Chapman - Signs of Life
- 1997: Steven Curtis Chapman - Greatest Hits
- 1997: Indigo Girls - Shaming of the Sun
- 1998: Trisha Yearwood - Where Your Road Leads
- 1998: Rich Mullins & A Ragamuffin Band - The Jesus Record
- 1999: Bebo Norman - Ten Thousand Days
2000–2004
- 2000: John Cowan - John Cowan
- 2000: Terry Radigan - Radigan
- 2000: Lee Ann Womack - I Hope You Dance
- 2001: Brooks & Dunn - Steers & Stripes
- 2001: Peter Cetera - Another Perfect World
- 2001: Jewel - This Way
- 2001: Danni Leigh - A Shot of Whiskey and a Prayer
- 2002: Amy Grant - Legacy... Hymns and Faith
- 2002: Coco Montoya - Can't Look Back
- 2002: Shana Morrison - 7 Wishes
- 2003: Toby Keith - Shock'n Y'all
- 2004: Randall Bramblett - Thin Places
- 2004: Peter Cetera - You Just Gotta Love Christmas
- 2004: Montgomery Gentry - You Do Your Thing
- 2004: Willie Nelson - It Always Will Be
- 2004: Charlie Peacock - Full Circle: A Celebration of Songs and Friends
- 2004: Gretchen Wilson - Here for the Party
2005–2006
- 2005: Brooks & Dunn - Hillbilly Deluxe
- 2005: Kenny Chesney - The Road and the Radio
- 2005: Faith Hill - Fireflies
- 2005: Jon Randall - Walking Among the Living
- 2005: Van Zant - Get Right with the Man
- 2005: Gretchen Wilson - All Jacked Up
- 2006: Carolina Rain - Weather the Storm
- 2006: Eric Church - Sinners Like Me
- 2006: Toby Keith - White Trash with Money
- 2006: Raul Malo - You're Only Lonely
- 2006: LeAnn Rimes - Whatever We Wanna
- 2006: Kenny Rogers - Water & Bridges
- 2006: Bob Seger - Face the Promise
- 2006: Sugarland - Enjoy the Ride
- 2006: Wishbone Ash - Clan Destiny
2007–2009
- 2007: Brooks & Dunn - Cowboy Town
- 2007: Kenny Chesney -
- 2007: Toby Keith - Big Dog Daddy
- 2007: LeAnn Rimes - Family
- 2007: Van Zandt - My Kind of Country
- 2007: Trisha Yearwood - Heaven, Heartache and the Power of Love
- 2008: Chris Cagle - My Life's Been a Country Song
- 2008: Toby Keith - That Don't Make Me a Bad Guy
- 2008: Willie Nelson - Moment of Forever
- 2008: Ashton Shepherd - Sounds So Good
- 2009: Luke Bryan - Doin' My Thing
- 2009: Toby Keith - American Ride
- 2009: Reba McEntire - Keep on Loving You
- 2009: David Nail - I'm About to Come Alive
- 2009: Taylor Swift - Fearless
- 2009: Carrie Underwood - Play On
- 2009: Chris Young - The Man I Want to Be
2010–2014
- 2010: Joe Cocker - Hard Knocks
- 2011: Sara Evans - Stronger
- 2010: Toby Keith - Bullets in the Gun
- 2011: Toby Keith - Clancy's Tavern
- 2011: Mitch Malloy - Mitch Malloy II
- 2011: Chris Young - Neon
- 2012: Dierks Bentley - Home
- 2012: Kenny Chesney - Welcome to the Fishbowl
- 2012: Terri Clark - Classic
- 2012: Toby Keith - Hope on the Rocks
- 2012: Grace Potter and the Nocturnals - The Lion the Beast the Beat
- 2012: Lionel Richie - Tuskegee
- 2013: Gary Allan - Set You Free
- 2013: Sheryl Crow - Feels Like Home
- 2013: Toby Keith - Drinks After Work
- 2013: Tracy Lawrence - Headlights, Taillights and Radios
- 2013: Bonnie Tyler - Rocks and Honey
- 2014: Dierks Bentley - Riser
- 2014: Garth Brooks - Man Against Machine
- 2014: Sara Evans - Slow Me Down
2015–present
- 2015: Luke Bryan - Kill the Lights
- 2015: Chris Carmack - Pieces of You EP
- 2015: Buddy Guy - Born to Play Guitar
- 2015: Jess and the Bandits - Here We Go Again
- 2015: Toby Keith - 35 MPH Town
- 2015: Reba McEntire - Love Somebody
- 2015: Carrie Underwood - Storyteller
- 2016: Garth Brooks - Gunslinger
- 2016: Kenny Chesney - Cosmic Hallelujah
- 2016: Casey Donahew - All Night Party
- 2016: Cyndi Lauper - Detour
- 2016: Lonestar - Never Enders
- 2017: Trace Adkins - Something's Going On
- 2017: Kenny Chesney - Live in No Shoes Nation
- 2017: Toby Keith - The Bus Songs
- 2017: Joe Nichols - Never Gets Old
- 2017: Jerrod Niemann - This Ride
- 2017: Blake Shelton - Texoma Shore