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Kentucky Headhunters Biography

The American southern rock band Kentucky Headhunters was established in 1968 and originally called Itchy Brother. Founded by musicians Anthony Kenney, Greg Martin, Fred Young, and Richard Young, Itchy Brother performed until the early 1980’s, when after some changes to the lineup the group began performing as Kentucky Headhunters.

As Kentucky Headhunters, the group released a debut album, Pickin’ on Nashville, in 1989. The album featured the country hits “Walk Softly on This Heart of Mine,” “Dumas Walker,” “Oh Lonesome Me,” and “Rock n’ Roll Angel,” and brought the Kentucky Headhunters a Grammy Award for Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals, in addition to two Country Music Association Awards, for Album of the Year and Vocal Group of the Year.

Since Pickin’ on Nashville, the Kentucky Headhunters has released the albums: Electric Barnyard (1991), Rave On (1993), That’ll Work (1993), Stompin’ Grounds (1997), Songs from the Grass String Ranch (2000), Soul (2003), Big Boss Man (2005), and Dixie Lullabies (2011.) The albums spawned the singles: “The Ballad of Davy Crockett,” “Only Daddy That’ll Walk the Line,” “Let’s Work Together,” “Blue Moon of Kentucky,” “Dixie Fried,” and “Singin’ the Blues.”

Although the band has undergone many changes to the lineup over the years, The Kentucky Headhunters continues to perform and record, with the lineup of: Greg Martin, Doug Phelps, Fred Young, and Richard Young. The band most recently released the album Meet Me In Bluesland, recorded with Johnnie Johnson, in 2015.