Kenny Vaughan

Kenny Vaughan
Genres	Country music Rockabilly Rock and roll
Occupation(s)	Musician Songwriter
Instruments	Vocals Guitar
Years active	1971–present
Labels	Sugar Hill
Associated acts	Marty Stuart Lucinda Williams Kim Richey Allison Moorer
Notable instruments
Guitar

Kenny Vaughan is an American guitarist. He is best known as a long-time member of Marty Stuart’s supporting band, The Fabulous Superlatives.

Vaughan was born in Oklahoma but raised in Denver, Colorado. His guitar instructor was Bill Frisell. Soon Vaughan was playing in a local progressive jazz band, then began playing country music in local bars.

Vaughan was a member of Colorado punk band Jonny III in the late 1970s and early 80s. He moved to Nashville in the 1980s, where he became known as a country music guitarist.

Along with Greg Garing, Vaughan was in part responsible for revitalization of Nashville’s historic Lower Broadway district. They drew crowds of listeners while playing in the back room of Tootsie’s.

Vaughan has been a member of Marty Stuart’s Fabulous Superlatives since its inception in 2001. Previously, he toured with Lucinda Williams as she promoted ‘’Car Wheels on a Gravel Road’’. He also has supported Allison Moorer and Kim Richey.

Vaughan's one and only solo album (so far) is V, made with members of The Fabulous Superlatives and Marty Stuart himself. The album, released in 2011, is a mix of country, rockabilly, and blues songs written by Vaughan, and includes three instrumental tracks.

In addition to his session work and touring with the Fabulous Superlatives, Vaughan performs as part of his own trio whenever he returns to Nashville. The Kenny Vaughan Trio also includes Jeffrey Clemens (G Love and Special Sauce) on drums and Dave Roe (Johnny Cash) on bass.

In 2002, Vaughan was inducted into the Colorado Country Music Hall of Fame.

In 2006, Vaughan received the Americana Music Association's Instrumentalist of the Year award, and the Lifetime Achievement Award for Instrumentalist.

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