The Singing Songwriter

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Name: Kenny Hart

Kenny Hart is an award-winning singing songwriter and freelance writer from the Greater Cincinnati area. With more than thirty years' experience as a writer, singer, and musician, Kenny has touched and been touched by nearly every musical genre; his passion for music is not fettered by boundaries.


Thursday, November 29, 2007

One of my all-time favorite songs

It starts out "And when I see the sign that points one way..." and it just gets better from there.

"Walk Away Renee" has to be one of my all-time favorite songs. Its simple, yet emotional lyrics move me in a way I can't explain--even though I don't know exactly what the writer is saying. But the song communicates the pain and sense of loss in a way that few songs manage to do.

I've worked out a folky, acoustic guitar version of this song that punches up the emotion even more, if that's possible, and it's one of my favorite songs to perform.

I have others, but I'll tell you about them later (Emmylou Harris and Hank Williams come to mind; maybe I'll record them and post links...maybe.)