Kenny Lyon
| Kenny Lyon | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Los Angeles, California, USA |
| Instruments | bass, guitar, keyboards |
| Years active | 1975–present |
| Website | kennylyon.tumblr.com |
Kenny Lyon (born April 22, 1956,[1] Florida) is an American guitarist, bassist, music producer, and author. He has performed and recorded with artists such as the Lemonheads, Jann Arden, NOFX, Mark Curry, Los Super Elegantes, Joel Virgel, Jim Bianco, and Brazzaville. He has also produced many kinds of music (including Chicano Gangsta Rap, having produced some the genre's biggest L.A. names.[2])
Life and career
Born in Coral Gables, Florida, Lyon spent his fifth and sixth years in the Belgian Congo, and twelfth and sixteenth in Seville, Spain (where he began playing guitar). Back in the United States, he attended Vero Beach Senior High School - where he played bass in school's jazz band, the University of Florida, and the University of Miami. In Vero Beach, he was active in a number of acts, one of which, Axehammer, was popular in local nightclubs. Lyon later moved to Los Angeles, CA, with percussionist and Vero Beach native, Michael Rogers, who also attended the University of Miami. He was in many bands during the '80's and early '90's, including Jim Ehinger's Los Angeles China Club band, which backed up artists as diverse as Rick James, Elton John, Bruce Springsteen, Herbie Hancock, and Joe Walsh, among many others. Lyon's first major tour was as keyboardist with the Australian band Divinyls during the 1986-87 Australian Made Tour as well as several regional tours of Australia. Returning from this tour he spent thirteen months writing the novel Three Monkeys. During this time he also recorded with Paul Roessler and played in the band Twisted Roots, as well as with Priscilla and Rita Coolidge, David Baerwald, and others. After recording and touring with Mark Curry, recording with Jann Arden, and recording with Doc Lawrence, Lyon moved to New York, eventually recording and touring with The Lemonheads beginning in 1996. The association lasted until 2004.
In addition to performing and producing music, and writing Three Monkeys, Lyon has written essays, screenplays, and short stories.[3]
Discography
| Year | Band / Artist | Album | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Kenny Lyon | OneGuyFourDaysFiveBucks | solo album |
| 2011 | Brazzaville | Jet Lag Poetry | guitars, pedal steel |
| 2013 | Brazzaville | Morro Bay | |
| 2008 | Kenny Lyon | Nathaniel's Playhouse | solo album |
| 2007 | Brazzaville | Somnambulista | bass, guitar |
| 2006 | Brazzaville | East L.A. Breeze | guitar |
| 2004 | Brazzaville | Welcome to... Brazzaville | bass, guitar |
| 2002 | Los Super Elegantes | Channelizing Paradise | bass |
| 2002 | Brazzaville | Rouge on Pockmarked Cheeks | guitar, producer |
| 1999 | Brazzaville | 2002 | bass, guitar, organ |
| 1996 | Lemonheads | Car Button Cloth | guitar |
| 1994 | NOFX | Punk in Drublic | guitar, vocals |
| 1993 | Jann Ardan | Time for Mercy | bass |
| 1992 | Mark Curry | It's Only Time | bass, guitar |
| 1994 | Mark Curry | Let Wretched Come Home | production, bass |
References
- ↑ Roberts, David (1998). Guinness Rockopedia (1st ed.). London: Guinness Publishing Ltd. p. 237. ISBN 0-85112-072-5.
- ↑ http://www.scpr.org/programs/offramp/2007/02/24/15024/the-unsung-pelon/
- ↑ http://kennylyon.tumblr.com/words