Kyle Jennings grew up the youngest of three children in a blue collar family in the small working class town of Comstock, Michigan. For the better part of his childhood Kyle spent the winters of his youth on the frozen lakes and ponds of his hometown playing hockey and pursuing aspirations that would carry him to many parts of the US and Canada throughout his early adulthood.
At the age of 21 after a string of concussions Jennings was forced to hang up his skates and as a result he re-directed his drive to another passion. Music. Kyle focused his attention on writing songs and playing the club scene in Southwest Michigan. As he developed so did his following at it wasn't long before he decided it was time to take his music to the next level. On August 13, 2002 at the age of 24, with a few hundred bucks in his pocket and a U-Haul trailer Kyle made the decision to take his life and his dreams to Nashville.
Without knowing anyone in a new town, Kyle introduced himself to the music community and began to vigilantly wrap himself in the ways of the music business. While bartending nights at the reknowned Wildhorse Saloon, Jennings spent his days songwriting and learning about the Nashville music scene. Dissecting the work of his biggest influences Jennings began to develop a music style that reflected the characteristics of the spirit of its creator. Explosive, passionate, unpredictable, and poignant, Jennings writing style began to take on a style all its own.
In the spring of 2004 Jennings teamed up with producer and pedal steel master Bruce Bouton for his first independent release entitled “Shine” which garnered the attention of independent music critics and several venues around the country. While on the newly formed independent record label Dark Horse Recods Nashville, Jennings experienced regional radio success with his song “You Can Hear The Ryman Cry” and worldwide songwriting recognition when his song “Can I Run In The Dark (and Still Walk In the Light)” was chosen as 1 of 13 finalists out of 40,000 entries at the 2005 International Songwriting Competition.
In the spring of 2006 Jennings was introduced to guitar-whiz and friend Kevin Post via the MySpace online music community. The two started working together and very quickly developed a solid friendship and an unique musical partnership. Post’s musical brilliance paired with Jennings vocals and songwritingwere a unique combination. Together they started to develop a new progressive traditional country sound.
Jennnings music is honest, pure, and unpredictable. He has made a name for himself independently both as a songwriter and as an electric high-energy live performer. Possessing a unique charisma Jennings' passion for his craft shines through in the heart of his music. A strong and dynamic vocal presence characterizes his distinctive song delivery both live and in the studio and as a songwriter his poignant lyrical compositions speak well beyond his years. Writing 14 of the 16 tracks on his latest release “Long Black Cadillac”, Jennings also co-produced the project with friend and producer/guitar juggernaut Kevin Post. Their collaboration voices an aggressive traditional sound and a new generation of progressive traditional country music. While maintaining the instrumental roots of artists that framed the American traditional sound like Johnny Cash, Waylon Jennings, and Merle Haggard; Jennings and Post have incorporated dynamic production cross-winds of contemporary progressive alternative groups like Bon Jovi, Nickelback, and Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers. The result is a new wave of driving, unpredictable, exciting country music that demands to be heard.
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