Kenny Starr | |
---|---|
Birth name | Kenneth Trebbe [1] |
Born | Topeka, Kansas, U.S. | September 21, 1952
Origin | Burlingame, Kansas, U.S. |
Genres | Country |
Occupation(s) | Singer |
Years active | 1973–1978 |
Labels | MCA Nashville |
Kenneth Trebbe (born September 21, 1952), [2] known professionally as Kenny Starr, is an American country singer. [3]
Starr was born in Topeka, Kansas and grew up in Burlingame, Kansas. [3] At the age of nine, he fronted his own group, the Rockin' Rebels, and in his teens he played at local clubs leading a pop group, Kenny and the Imperials. [3] Later switching to country music, a win in a local talent contest led him to perform on a bill containing Conway Twitty and Loretta Lynn. [3] Lynn encouraged his efforts and, with her support, Starr secured a recording contract with MCA Records. [3]
He recorded for MCA between 1973 and 1978, charting 13 singles, [4] and releasing one studio album. For much of the 1970s, he was a member of Loretta Lynn's touring band, the Coal Miners. [3]
Starr's biggest hit was a cover of David Geddes's single "The Blind Man in the Bleachers". [3] Starr's version was a hit single in the U.S. on the country charts in 1976, reaching No. 2 on the Country Singles chart, [4] and was a minor hit on the pop charts peaking at No. 58 on the Billboard Hot 100 and went to No. 1 on the country chart in Canada. The album from which it was taken, also called The Blind Man in the Bleachers, reached No. 12 on the Billboard Country Albums chart.
Year | Single | Chart Positions | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
US Country [1] | US [1] | CAN Country | CAN | ||
1973 | "That's a Whole Lotta Lovin' (You Give Me)" | 56 | — | — | — |
"Ev'ryday Woman" | 97 | — | — | — | |
1975 | "Put Another Notch in Your Belt" | 89 | — | — | — |
" The Blind Man in the Bleachers" | 2 | 58 | 1 | 82 | |
1976 | "Tonight I'll Face the Man (Who Made It Happen)" | 26 | — | — | — |
"The Calico Cat" | 73 | — | — | — | |
"Victims"A | 75 | — | — | — | |
"I Just Can't (Turn My Habit into Love)" | 58 | — | — | — | |
1977 | "Me and the Elephant" | 43 | — | — | — |
"Old Time Lovin'" | 64 | — | — | — | |
"Hold Tight" | 25 | — | — | — | |
1978 | "The Rest of My Life" | 72 | — | — | — |
"Slow Drivin'" | 70 | — | — | — |