Kenny Francis

Kenny Francis has been writing songs for fifteen years and he has been playing music for most of his life. His song writing abilities are not limited to one specific genre. In his fifteen year span he has written gospel, country, rock and blues. His songs have been a favorite of many local bands and artists including The Dixie Highway Band, who have several of his songs on each of their albums. Kenny was born and raised in the same mid-western state as one of his early influences, John Cougar Mellencamp. He started playing in a rock and roll band when he was thirteen years old. Other influences in his early career were Eddie Van Halen, John Lennon, and Sammy Hagar. You can hear these influences in his music when he plays. Kenny has played professionally for over twenty years. He currently plays the lead guitar in a local band called "The Dreamcatcher Band" but can play any instrument that is placed in front of him.