He is a singer-songwriter, guitarist, bass and
mandolin player, producer, arranger and composer born in Santa Monica, California.His musical career started in the
1960s and 1965 saw him teaming up with Linda
Ronstadt
and Bobby Kimmel to
form The Stone Poneys.In 1968
he went out on his own and spent most of his time performing in Los
Angeles and it was here he met up with Andrew
Gold
, Wendy Waldman and Karla Bonoff,
with whom he was a co-founder of Bryndle.After Bryndle had gone their
separate ways, he and Andrew
Gold met up again when they worked with Linda
Ronstadt
.Both stayed with her for several
albums and tours and at the same time he began to produce recordings,
working on the debut album by Karla Bonoff.Working
with many artists he has been heard performing with Steve Ambrose,
Albert Brooks, Peter Cetera, Charlie Daniels Band, Art
Garfunkel, Lowell
George, Vince Gill, Don
Henley, Mac
McAnally, Juice Newton, Stevie Nicks, Dolly
Parton, Bonnie Riatt, Demis Roussos, Rod Taylor, Jennifer
Warnes, Brian
Wilson
and Warren Zevon. When the 2000s came he started performing with the
reformed Bryndle and also released his debut album in 2002. Albums he has appeared on during the
course of his career include his own Kenny Edwards and I Need Me
a Woman With Some Fod Stamps, Love Hurts by Cher, Heartbreak Radio by Rita
Coolidge
, What's Wrong With This Picture? by Andrew
Gold , Portraits
by Emmylou Harris, Go For Broke by Iain Matthews, Evergreen Vol.
2 by Linda
Ronstadt & The Stone Poneys, Living in the U.S.A. by Linda
Ronstadt
, You're
Only Lonely by J. D.
Souther and Old Wave by Ringo
Starr . As a composer he has written scores for several TV movies
including The Secret Sins of the Father and Wildflower and as
a screenwriter he has contributed to TV's Miami Vice and Crime
Story.
