On this day (October 1) in 2017, acclaimed Nashville songwriter Kenny Beard died at age 58 in Lebanon, Tennessee. Also a music manager and record producer, Beard’s songwriting resume includes “My Second Home” by Tracy Lawrence, “The Rest of Mine” by Trace Adkins, and Aaron Tippin’s post-9/11 crossover hit “Where the Stars and Stripes and the Eagle Fly”.
Kenny Beard’s obituary described him as “an accomplished songwriter, unlicensed therapist to many; also a music manager and record producer, friend and ‘Yoda’ to most.”
He was survived by his wife, Amy Kramer Beard, three daughters Cali, Amanda, Alyson, and his grandpup “PawPaw’s Pretty Girl” Phoebe Beard.
Remembering Kenny Beard
Born on February 26, 1959, in Ringgold, Louisiana, Kenny “KB” Beard moved to Nashville in 1986. He began working as a songwriter, scoring his first charting hit with John Conlee’s comedic 1990 single “Doghouse”…