Kenny Whitmire

Today’s spotlight artist has always had music in his life. Kenny Whitmire is a rising artist in country music. The Georgia native always found himself immersed in music. We chatted with the artist all about his upbringing, his new music, and everything in between.

Growing up in Woodstock, Georgia, about an hour north of Atlanta, he was raised in a somewhat musical family. His dad played bass and guitar, while he found himself drawn to singing from a young age. “My dad was also a pastor, so I grew up singing in church a lot,” he shared.

As he got older, music continued to play a bigger role in his life. He picked up the guitar in seventh grade and began learning songs from some of his favorite artists. He fell in love with voices like Chris Stapleton, Rascal Flatts, and Vince Gill, spending hours learning covers and trying to emulate the voices he admired. “I was just always drawn to a really crazy voice and trying to sing like them,” he shared.

Later, he discovered artists like Merle Haggard and Keith Whitley, a moment that would ultimately shape the type of artist he wanted to become. “That kind of changed my brain chemistry on music,” shared Whitmire. By the time he reached high school, he had started writing songs of his own and making occasional trips to Nashville with his family.

Despite not knowing how he was going to do it, music was the thing that was always calling him.