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NEWS - 2003

DECEMBER 2003

IN THE STUDIO
Kenny's recording projects this month include John Fogerty, Stan Bush and Melissa Peda.

MICHELLE BRANCH TOUR
Kenny is currently on the Where Are You Now? tour with Michelle Branch in support of her new album Hotel Paper  on Maverick Records, which features Kenny on drums. For December tour dates visit michellebranch.net.

LATE NIGHT WITH CONAN O'BRIEN - DEC. 10
Tune in on December 10 to see Kenny perform with Michelle Branch on Late Night with Conan O'Brien on NBC-TV.

NOVEMBER 2003

IN THE STUDIO
Kenny will be recording this month with John Fogerty in Los Angeles.

TV APPEARANCES WITH MICHELLE BRANCH

• Nov. 3 - MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL: Kenny will perform with Michelle Branch at the Monday Night at the Mic halftime show on Monday Night Football (ABC-TV).  The game will be Miami vs. San Diego.  Bryan Scott, a rookie corner back from Penn State who now plays for the Atlanta Falcons will join Michelle, Kenny and the band.
  
• Nov. 23 - MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER CUP: Kenny performs with Michelle Branch on the Major League Soccer Cup 2003 halftime show to be broadcast on ABC-TV at 3:30 PM EST.

 

OCTOBER 2003

IN THE STUDIO
In Los Angeles this month Kenny records tracks for Melissa Etheridge, Alanis Morissette, and Anastacia.

ON TOUR WITH MICHELLE BRANCH
This month Kenny continues on the Where Are You Now? Tour with Michelle Branch. For concert dates visit michellebranch.net.

SEPTEMBER 2003

IN THE STUDIO
This month Kenny records in Los Angeles with John Fogerty and with Melissa Etheridge.

TV APPEARANCES & SHOWS WITH MICHELLE BRANCH
Kenny performs several shows with Michelle Branch this month, including stops in Europe and New York. For dates and more information visit michellebranch.net. And be sure to tune in for the following TV appearances:

Sept. 24: Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Sept. 25: Ellen Degeneres Show

 

NEW MEAT LOAF ALBUM
Kenny can be heard on Meat Loaf's latest album Couldn't Have Said it Better, to be released on Sept. 23.

AUGUST 2003

MICHELLE BRANCH ON AOL
Michelle Branch will perform a concert Wednesday for broadcast exclusively to AOL Broadband subscribers. The invitation-only show at New York's intimate Bowery Ballroom will begin at 9 p.m. ET on August 27. The BroadBAND Rocks! concert will be available to AOL users on demand for 7 days.

MICHELLE BRANCH VIDEO
Kenny was in LA this month filming a video for Michelle's next single, "Breathe".

LATE SHOW WITH DAVID LETTERMAN
On Thursday, August 7 and Friday, August 8, Kenny will perform on the Late Show with David Letterman, sitting in for Anton Fig in Paul Schaeffer's band.

MICHELLE BRANCH'S HOTEL PAPER
Michelle Branch's new CD Hotel Paper, featuring Kenny on drums, entered at No. 2 on The Billboard 200. Her latest single, "Are You Happy Now?" is currently a top-20 hit on Billboard's Adult Top 40 Tracks chart.

JULY 2003

GOOD MORNING AMERICA - WITH MICHELLE BRANCH
Kenny performs with Michelle Branch on Good Morning America on Friday, July 18, live from New York on ABC-TV.

JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE - WITH MICHELLE BRANCH
On Thursday, July 24 Kenny performs with Michelle Branch on Jimmy Kimmel Live, on ABC-TV - check your local listings.

Pepsi Smash TV Appearance
On Wednesday, July 30 Kenny plays with Michelle Branch on Pepsi Smash on The WB network - check your local listings!

MICHELLE BRANCH TOUR
Kenny is currently on the Are You Happy Now? Tour with Michelle Branch in support of her new album Hotel Paper  on Maverick Records, which also features Kenny. For tour dates visit michellebranch.net

BERNIE WILLIAMS CD
The Journey Within, by New York Yankees centerfielder Bernie Williams, was released on July 15. The CD features Kenny on drums.

 

JUNE 2003

IN THE STUDIO
This month Kenny records with Melissa Etheridge.

MICHELLE BRANCH TOUR
Kenny continues on the Are You Happy Now? Tour with Michelle Branch in support of her new album Hotel Paper to be released June 24. The album features Kenny on drums. For tour dates and other information visit michellebranch.net.

MICHELLE BRANCH SINGLE/VIDEO
"Are You Happy Now?", the first single from Michelle Branch's upcoming CD Hotel Paper, features Kenny on drums. He also appears in the video for the song, which is currently in heavy rotation on MTV.  Take a minute to vote for the video on MTV's TRL - it's currently #9!

TV APPEARANCES WITH MICHELLE BRANCH

Friday, June 6 - Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Sunday, June 22 - MuchMusic Video Awards '03 - 9pm Eastern
Thursday, June 26 - Live with Regis & Kelly

MuchMusic Video Awards - Michelle Branch Soundcheck

WILLIE NELSON & FRIENDS: LIVE AND KICKIN' - JUNE 24
Be sure to tune in as Kenny performs with many of music's top stars on "Willie Nelson and Friends: Live and Kickin'" on June 24 at 11pm and also on July 3rd at 12:00am on USA Network. As part of the house band, Kenny plays with Willie Nelson, Eric Clapton, Shania Twain, Sheryl Crow, Kris Kristofferson, Steven Tyler, Paul Simon, Ray Charles, Toby Keith, Norah Jones, Kenny Chesney, Lyle Lovett, Shelby Lynne, Ray Price, Diana Krall, Elvis Costello, and Leon Russell.

WILLIE NELSON CD
Willie Nelson & Friends: Live and Kickin'" is in stores now. The CD of the TV special features Kenny on drums (see above).

MAY 2003

MICHELLE BRANCH TOUR
This month Kenny begins touring with Michelle Branch. For tour dates visit michellebranch.net.

"WILLIE NELSON & FRIENDS: LIVE AND KICKIN" - USA NETWORK
Tune in to see Kenny perform on "Willie Nelson & Friends: Live and Kickin'" on USA Network on Memorial Day, May 26, at 9 p.m. ET, with an encore presentation to immediately follow. As part of the house band, Kenny plays with Willie Nelson, Eric Clapton, Shania Twain, Sheryl Crow, Kris Kristofferson, Steven Tyler, Paul Simon, Ray Charles, Toby Keith, Norah Jones, Kenny Chesney, Lyle Lovett, Shelby Lynne, Ray Price, Diana Krall, Elvis Costello, and Leon Russell. The show will be repeated on June 1 at 2am EST and again at 9am EST, as well as on June 24 at 11:00pm EST and on July 3 at 12:00am EST.

ACM AWARD FOR "MENDOCINO COUNTY LINE"
The song "Mendocino County Line" by Willie Nelson with Lee Ann Womack, with Kenny on drums, won Vocal Event of The Year at the Academy of Country Music Awards. The program aired Wednesday, May 21 on CBS-TV:

MTV BEACH HOUSE -WITH MICHELLE BRANCH
Kenny performs live with Michelle Branch on Thursday, May 29 when she debuts thevideo for "Are You Happy Now" at the MTV Summer Beach House on MTV's TRL show.

APRIL 2003

In LA Kenny performed in the video shoot for Michelle Branch's latest single "Are You Happy Now", to be released in May.

Kenny joined Willie Nelson for a live performance on April 9 in New York City at the Beacon Theatre to celebrate Willie's 70th birthday. The event was taped for a two-hour USA Network TV broadcast and CD titled "Willie Nelson &Friends: Live and Kickin'. See the coming months' news for more details.

Here's Kenny's April Drum Clinic schedule:

Apr. 2	Austria
Apr. 5	Altishofen, Switzerland	Information
Apr. 12	Rimini, Italy
Apr. 13	Rimini, Italy
Apr. 15	Helsinki, Finland
Apr. 28	Ellis Drum Shop 1948 University Avenue Saint Paul, MN 55104 651-603-0848	Information
Apr. 29	Explorer's Percussion 8050 Wornall Kansas City, MO 64114 816-361-1195	Information
Apr. 30	Midwest Drum & Percussion 210 South Santa Fe Salina, KS 67401 316-265-3070	Information

The 2003 Modern Drummer Magazine Readers' Poll results are in, and Kenny earned the following honors:

#2 Studio Drummer
#3 Pop Drummer
#4 All-Around Drummer

MARCH 2003

The Grammy Award winner for Best Country Collaboration With Vocals is "Mendocino County Line" by Willie Nelson with Lee Ann Womack. Featuring Kenny on drums, the track is from the CD The Great Divide by Willie Nelson.

Earlier this month Kenny recorded  in LA with Dido and also with John Gregory.

FEBRUARY 2003

The Grammy Award nominations were announced and Kenny plays on these nominated records. The awards will be presented in New York on February 23:

• Best Country Album:  Willie Nelson - The Great Divide
• Best Female Country Vocal Performance: Lee Ann Womack - "Something Worth Leaving Behind"
• Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal: Trick Pony - "Just What I Do"
• Best Country Collaboration with Vocals: Willie Nelson with Lee Ann Womack - "Mendocino County Line"
• Best Country Song: Willie Nelson with Lee Ann Womack - "Mendocino County Line"

  Also, Michelle Branch was nominated for Best New Artist. Kenny played on "The Spirit Room" and does live shows with her.

  In February Kenny recorded in LA with Leslie Mills and with Decca Tree.

JANUARY 2003

Kenny's recording projects this month include Michelle Branch, in LA, for her upcoming CD. Also in LA, he records the soundtrack for a Bruce Willis movie, Tears of the Sun, due out in March, and with John Gregory for the soundtrack album for the motion picture What A Girl Wants. He also records with Pete Yorn, and with Bernie Williams, centerfielder for the New York Yankees, and with a new artist, Zoe.

The NAMM show is January 15-19. This is a music industry trade show in Anaheim, CA and is not open to the general public. Kenny will be making appearances at these booths:

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