Kenny Olson

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Kenny Olson is a guitarist from the suburbs of Detroit, Michigan.

As a native of the Detroit, Michigan, suburbs, guitarist Kenny Olson grew up with an affection for the indigenous traditions of his surroundings - muscle cars, classic rock and Motown music, and the classic guitars of his youth. A guitarist from a young age, Olson savored the sounds of the variety of Gibson instruments built at the nearby factory in Kalamazoo and being played by his favorite musicians. He got his first Gibson as a gift from his father, then began to pursue his musical dreams with full force.

He was the lead guitarist in Kid Rock's Twisted Brown Trucker Band, a band hand picked by Kid Rock himself to help record his studio albums and tour. Kenny Olson plays guitar in most songs in Kid Rock's studio albums Devil Without a Cause (1998), The History of Rock (2000) , Cocky (2001) and Kid Rock (2003). Other members of this band include Uncle Kracker (DJ/turntables), Jimmie Bones (piano/harp/keyboards/organs), Jason Krause (guitars) and Stephanie Eulinberg (drums). Kenny Olson has recently quit the band to pursue his own projects. by The Scorpio Brothers and mixed by the legendary Eddie Kramer on Takes The Biscuit later this year.

Kenny Olson currently lives in Traverse City, Michigan. His parents, John and Carolyn Olson, own Elmbrook Golf Course addressed on Townline Road, surrounded particularly by Hammond Road and Three Mile Road.

[edit] Albums Performed On

1998 Devil Without A Cause-Kid Rock

1999 Five Horse Johnson-Mississippi King

2000 The History Of Rock-Kid Rock

2001 Cocky-Kid Rock

2003 Kid Rock-Kid Rock

2004 Power of Soul:A Tribute To Jimi Hendrix

2006 'Live' Trucker