Kenny Beard

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Kenny Beard
Born(1959-02-26)February 26, 1959
Ringgold, Louisiana
Origin Nashville, Tennessee
DiedOctober 1, 2017(2017-10-01) (aged 58)
Lebanon, Tennessee
Genres Country
Occupation(s)Songwriter

Kenny Beard (February 26, 1959 - October 1, 2017) was an American country music songwriter. He wrote songs for Trace Adkins, Tracy Lawrence, and Aaron Tippin.

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Biography

Kenny Beard was born February 26, 1959, in Ringgold, Louisiana. [1] He moved to Nashville, Tennessee, in 1986, where he began working as a songwriter. His first hit as a songwriter was "Doghouse" by John Conlee. [2] Artists who recorded his songs included Tracy Lawrence, Aaron Tippin, Trace Adkins, and Jeff Bates. Beard also worked as a music manager and record producer. [3]

Beard died of natural causes on October 1, 2017. He was survived by his wife, Amy, and two daughters, Cali and Amanda. [3]

List of songs written by Kenny Beard

YearSong [4] Artist
1990"Doghouse" John Conlee
1992"Today's Lonely Fool" Tracy Lawrence
1993"My Second Home"
1995"As Any Fool Can See"
"If the World Had a Front Porch"
1997"Is That a Tear"
"The Rest of Mine" Trace Adkins
1998"Big Time"
1999"A Bitter End" Deryl Dodd
2000"I Can't Lie to Me" Clay Davidson
2001"Sometimes"
"Where the Stars and Stripes and the Eagle Fly" Aaron Tippin
2002"What a Memory"Tracy Lawrence
2003"Country Thang" John Michael Montgomery
"The Love Song" Jeff Bates
2004"I Wanna Make You Cry"
2006"No Shame"
2008"All Wrapped Up in Christmas"Tracy Lawrence
2011"Brown Chicken Brown Cow"Trace Adkins

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