Kenny Wayne Gunner Rocks at Portland Hempstalk

Kenny Wayne's guitar talents rocketed him to local celebrity status after completing a 4-year stint in downtown Seattle. He's sold over 95,000 CDs, earning the nickname -"Guitarman!"

Photo and video by Tim King Salem-News.com

(PORTLAND, Ore.) - Kenny Wayne Gunner was born in Seattle, Washington, and bought his first guitar at age eight at a swap meet for $5.00 & has been playing ever since.

He says music is in his blood, he comes from a superb history of musicians.

His grandfather played the steel guitar in Harvey Thomas’ band (creator of the Iron Cross guitar- Thomas Guitar).

Kenny Wayne's hero is Jimi Hendrix, and he performed the Star Spangled Banner for the HempStalk audience, in true Jimi form. See it in the video clip below from Saturday's Hempstalk event in Portland.

Kenny Wayne's guitar talents rocketed him to local celebrity status after completing a 4-year stint in downtown Seattle.

He has sold over 95,000 CDs. Fans regularly recognize him by his well deserved nickname -"Guitarman!"

To support this musician's efforts of success, and to help his travel expenses back to Seattle, go to Kenny Wayne Gunner's MySpace to order his CD.

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